Met Skipper

Views are my own and not of the organisation

[Met Skipper @MetSkipper]

My first tweet. Like many of you that I follow, I was on duty on Monday and had the honour of lining the route for our glorious Queen. I can’t put into words the pride I felt for our job - a feeling that is unlikely to reoccur in my career #OperationLondonBridge

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@ItsWeary @_Kano_P Exactly this 👏🏻

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I like a joke as much as the next person but it’s sad to read that some people are making jokes about the #ForestGate Police Station fire. It’s not funny - it is tasteless. One of our Stations is on fire - think about the stress your colleagues are going through before posting.

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@NPC14 @ewan1877 @Charlie_Five_O

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@mickyglasses @NPC14 @Charlie_Five_O Oh thank goodness for the fire then

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@NPC14 @Charlie_Five_O That’s exactly my point

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@jakkristy4 Have you ever worked out of Forest Gate?

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@NPC14 @Charlie_Five_O Have you worked out of Forest Gate?

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@plod1956 Our colleagues are/were making jokes about the incident whilst the nick was still burning. They also seem to forget that these posts can be viewed by MOPs - and we wonder why there is a lack of trust and confidence.

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@Charlie_Five_O A PolCol isn’t the same as a Fire which has destroyed a Police Station.

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Judging by the way it’s currently going, the arresting officer might as well call their Fed Rep and expect an IOPC Interview after the job has self referred 😒

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@HaywireHarris I don’t think the mental impact is taken into account when these decisions are made. They (SLT/Management Board) create this mess and it’s up to Sergeants/Inspectors to manage the welfare of the officers concerned.

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When is someone in our organisation going to have the confidence to support Officers?

I don’t think SLT/Management Board seem to realise how these decisions to self refer to IOPC (when it clearly wasn’t needed) have a negative impact on the rest of us across the MPS.

[South Area - Croydon MPS @MPSCroydon]

Response to IOPC investigation into #Croydon fare evasion arrest incident.

https://t.co/a3pQptLPJo

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@scu1829 @MPFed 💙

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The officer concerned is now restricted and faces a Criminal Investigation by the IOPC…. for those that don’t know, this will not be resolved quickly. Unnecessary stress for the officer and their family which could have been completely avoided.

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[Metropolitan Police @metpoliceuk]

Today marks 38 years since the murder of PC Keith Blakelock QGM.

Officers and Keith's colleagues remembered him with a minute's silence at the memorial in Muswell Hill, where he was the local beat officer.

His bravery and service to our community will never be forgotten.

@MPSHaringey

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@PCTAFFMetPol Thank you for your service Taff…. Pleasure working with you 😉

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The sad reality of Policing at the moment.

The Public will get the Police Service they deserve if things do not change.

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‘The UK prefers injured/dead cops to properly equipped cops. That’s a fact.’

Given the current climate… this quote is absolutely accurate.

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All Cops Are Brave? Thank you @PatsyeStevenson 💙👮🏻‍♀️👮🏿‍♂️👮🏽👮🏾‍♀️👮🏻‍♂️👮🏿

[Patsy Stevenson @PatsyeStevenson]

P.s ACAB