by Jez Moore | Aug 21, 2014 | Plod Blog
It’s a well known fact that Scotland only has two criminal offences: a) Breach of the Peace and b) Behaviour likely to cause a Breach of the Peace! There was also murder but this crime has plummeted in recent years, the general consensus being that these were only...
by Jez Moore | Aug 19, 2014 | Plod Blog
Having just read the Bernard Rix story about lack of interest in the upcoming first police and crime commissioner (PCC) by-election in the West Midlands, I found the lack of interest interesting. If I said PCC to a passing member of the public they would probably say...
by Jez Moore | Aug 13, 2014 | Plod Blog
I grew up on a diet of exciting American cop shows like Starsky and Hutch and Miami Vice, while our own home grown TV offered up all the excitement of Inspector Morse gurning over a pint of Dancing Dog real ale. So I guess that although I always wanted to be a cop I...
by Jez Moore | Aug 13, 2014 | Plod Blog
In the press over recent weeks, there has been a spate of reported incidents of indecent exposure. In just the last month, three men have been arrested in connection with an alleged exposure in Slough; police in Kirkcaldy are appealing for witnesses following an...
by Jez Moore | May 30, 2014 | Plod Blog
Thank you Channel 4 for last night’s jaw dropping television. As soon as we hit 9pm it was game on. ‘Meet the Police and Crime Commissioner’ – Ann Barnes. I tried to put my 18 years policing experience behind me, (which of course means I’m institutionally cynical),...
by Jez Moore | May 20, 2014 | Plod Blog
Former Police Sergeant Alfie takes his brand new hour of stand-up comedy to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 30th July to 25th August. ‘The Naked Stun’ exposes the true story of his dogged determination to track down a ‘serial flasher’ during his time as a police...
