We’ve seen two sides of policing this week - the terrible and the heroic. Sadly, the balance is tipped to more of the terrible, I’m...

Jason King brandishes a knife shortly before stabbing a neighbour Jason King is a 55 year old man who, on a warm evening in May 2024,...

You may have seen the above somewhat click-baity headline here in the Guardian . The story goes on to say that: “…a man who had returned...

The nation's obsession with crime - both fictional and true - continues. The former is good news for me as a police advisor (!), but...

Justice is an important part of democracy, and to ensure public confidence, it has to be seen to be effective. That includes the handing...

Some time ago when I introduced my blog series about Armed Policing, I included some statistics about the number of firearms deployments...

The Government recently announced plans to tighten up police vetting to allow forces to sack officers who don’t pass their vetting....

You may remember the appalling story from April last year of a man with schizophrenia who stabbed and killed multiple people in a Sydney...

I was involved in the filming of this important drama - as a Supporting Artiste, not a Police Advisor - you can see me in the still above...

If you're reading this in January then I'm confident it's not too late to wish you a Happy New Year. If it's later in 2025 (or 2026,...

Unbeliveably, another year has flown by and Christmas is upon us. If you are celebrating, or even if you are not, I wish you a happy and...

Yesterday (21st October 2024) saw the conclusion of the trial of a serving Metropolitan firearms officer, accused of murdering a man who...

In this last part of our Armed Policing blog (for now), I'm going to take a look at the uniform and equipment worn and used by armed...

CTSFOs - Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officers - are the most highly trained and best equipped armed police officers in the UK....

Every UK police force deploys Armed Response Vehicles (ARVs), on duty all day, every day, 365 days a year. They are the 24/7 armed...

I've been wondering for a few days what to write about the ongoing far right unrest which is blighting many towns in the UK at the...

If you've read my previous blog entries about armed policing, then you may recall that the Tactical Firearms Commander (TFC) makes the...

In an earlier blog post I outlined the role of the TFC - the tactical firearms commander - who has responsibility for deciding to deploy...

All firearms operations have a command structure, which is defined and explained in the College of Policing Authorised Professional...

First off, full disclosure - this is the role I performed in the Metropolitan Police for 5 years! TFC stands for Tactical Firearms...