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New chief officer for special constables in Wiltshire
1:30pm Friday 3rd July 2009 in
WILTSHIRE Special Constabulary has got a new chief officer.
Richard Palusinski has been appointed in his new role by Wiltshire Police’s Chief Constable Brian Moore.
Mr Palusinski joined the Special Constabulary in 1972, serving in Burnham-on-Sea with the Somerset force which became part of Avon and Somerset Constabulary in 1974.
He moved to Wiltshire in 1981, following a promotion with his full-time job, and worked as a special constable in Trowbridge before moving to Chippenham five years later.
Mr Palusinski’s current full-time job is head of community safety for Swindon Community Safety Partnership.
Mr Palusinski said: “I am delighted to be appointed as the Special Constabulary Chief Officer for Wiltshire.
“This is a very important time in the life of the Specials who make a strong contribution to local policing and to public confidence.
“We have a positive role to play in making our communities feel safe, satisfied and confident and I am look forward to working with my colleagues to deliver positive results.”
Comments(20)
TGLP
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5:51pm Fri 3 Jul 09
nuddy2
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6:36pm Fri 3 Jul 09
The £126,471 you quote is for the Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police, i.e. C C Brian Moore
simopint
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6:53pm Fri 3 Jul 09
And also you could not pay a Chief Constable enough money to do what they do with the level of responsibility they have. dont forget once the tax man has taken half that leaves around 60k to work all of the hours under the sun!
Always Grumpy
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6:53pm Fri 3 Jul 09
nuddy2 wrote:Ignore TGLP - he never has and never will have a clue as to what he's saying!
Mr Palusinski has been appointed chief Officer of Wiltshire SPECIAL constabulary, Specials are volunteers aren't they?
The £126,471 you quote is for the Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police, i.e. C C Brian Moore
itsamess
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7:02pm Fri 3 Jul 09
John Dory
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7:12pm Fri 3 Jul 09
o.uk
itsamess
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8:19pm Fri 3 Jul 09
John Dory
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2:07am Sat 4 Jul 09
Blimey, I must plan my move soon, perhaps Haiti, Iraq, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Venezaula, brazil, Phillipines, Columbia, and then there is Iran, Libya, Baghdad, somalia, pakistan, northern mexico, algeria. Hmmm which one should i choose?!?
Seriously though, Get Real! As I said before, each force will normally have a head of specials or a Chief, I believe that some forces may still manage Special constables using the regular force coordinators or specials liaison officers
John Dory
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2:35am Sat 4 Jul 09
Britain is the Most Violent Country in Europe.
This is due to the weaknesses in government when it comes to writing the laws and dealing out justice, something which the police have their hands tied up with, people forget that it is the CPS who prosecute not the police. whilst the CPS are busy dishing out supervision orders and suspended sentences rather than real punishments the police are running around mopping up re offenders and using ASBO's to deal with people who should have been kept behind bars. god forbid that we breach their human rights!
So if you want things to change then use your vote sensibly, write to parliament, become an MP but for god sake do not site at home complaining that it aint what it used to be! only we can fight back and re gain our communities
itsamess
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6:41am Sat 4 Jul 09
Sorry mate, but the CPS simply examine the evidence the Police collate and scide if it is sufficient to warrant prosecution. The courts hear the cases and depending on evidence-guilt--seve
rity decide on punishment. It is claimed the Judiciary is completely independent which is questionable. Policing has changed considerably over the years--and the priorities. 3000+ more offences created since 1998 and a raft of increased powers for the police. Numerous tv shows how heavy handed the police have become. They demonstrate how in many cases officers consider themself to be judge and jury. They have become revenue collectors armed with fixed penalties for a wide variety of offences. If the recipient disputes the offence they have the right to refuse to sign the ticket and in most cases get arrested--or threatened with arrest. Then bailed to attend court after being processed. The law allows folk to be stopped and searched for no other reason than suspicion which is greatly abused. How many motorists are stopped because a vehicle check says--not insured when they are actually covered. How many people find govt agencies have sold personal details to companies? Basically we have no human rights here now. Likewise the scandal of MPs allowances--fraud on a large scale-but because they pay it back they avoid prosecution. Members of the public dont have that privelege. Remember the saying "Lead by example"--sure thats why this country is crime laden and debt ridden.
Bobfm
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10:18am Sat 4 Jul 09
But of course there will always be those who say there should be more regular officers, which of course is true. Rather than knock what these volunteers do they should be thanked.
As for the CPS, I would just like to say that far more people were taken before the courts and convicted when the roll of the CPS was down by serving police officers usually led by a Chief Inspector, but of course in those days the Police had to know the law, not ask a lawyer.
It is commonly said amongst the legal profession that good solicitors are in Private practice, bad ones work for the Government.
TGLP
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10:19am Sat 4 Jul 09
You dont pull any punches.
NO comments from the wannabe space kadets though is there
Mr Blackwell
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12:26pm Sat 4 Jul 09
The courts, judges and, ultimately, the government are to blame. None of them have any desire whatsoever to deal with crime and criminals appropriately.
They could virtually halve all crimes overnight if they actually wanted to, but they have no inclination to do so.
I actually feel sorry for the police. Imagine working your hardest, in difficult circumstances, only for your boss to simply bin all of your work at the end of every week.
TGLP
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3:52pm Sat 4 Jul 09
Bobfm
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7:53pm Sat 4 Jul 09
Captain Sensible
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10:06pm Sat 4 Jul 09
TGLP
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12:02pm Sun 5 Jul 09
bilzinuk
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5:49pm Sun 5 Jul 09
Officer under investigation over Ian Tomlinson's death 'should not have been working for Met'
The policeman being questioned over the death of passer-by Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in April had been wrongly re-employed by the Metropolitan Police after leaving while facing a serious disciplinary charge.
By Ian Johnston
Published: 2:45PM BST 05 Jul 2009
Ian Tomlinson, 47, a newspaper seller who was not part of the protests, died shortly after he was pushed to the ground by the officer as he attempted to walk home from work.
The officer left the force several years ago under a cloud, only to be re-employed once again because of failures in the vetting process.
Seems he was prone to fits of violence according to written evidence.
What say now Bobby fm ?
TGLP
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6:37pm Sun 5 Jul 09
The closed brackets are mine.
Officer under investigation over Ian Tomlinson's death 'should not have been working for Met'
The policeman being questioned over the death of passer-by Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in April had been wrongly re-employed by the Metropolitan Police after leaving while facing a serious disciplinary charge. ( For road rage. He was a loose cannonball and he was in a semi-responcible job, police)Gulp
By Ian Johnston
Published: 2:45PM BST 05 Jul 2009
Ian Tomlinson, 47, a newspaper seller who was not part of the protests, died shortly after he was pushed to the ground by the officer as he attempted to walk home from work.
The officer left the force several years ago under a cloud, only to be re-employed once again because of failures in the vetting process.
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G20 protests: third post-mortem examination due on Ian TomlinsonHe had faced a misconduct hearing in connection with an alleged off-duty road rage incident during his earlier term of employment, but instead retired on medical grounds, according to the reports. (Which means he was never charged with attacking another motorist. hMM some justice there.)
However he rejoined the Met as a civilian computer worker despatching officers to calls and later applied to work as a constable with Surrey Police, where he worked for some time. He then successfully reapplied to transfer to the Met.
The force's vetting process appears to have failed to pick up on the unresolved disciplinary matter, which should have prevented him from becoming a uniformed officer.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the officer's actions and also allegations that they may have contributed to Mr Tomlinson's death.
Both the IPCC and the Metropolitan Police declined to comment on the reports about his previous employment.
However a spokesman for the Met stressed: "We are fully co-operating with the IPCC and have proactively provided them with the information they require." (But nothing more.ANOTHER coverup)
The police pathologist who performed the initial post mortem examination on Mr Tomlinson and concluded that he had died from natural causes has been suspended from the official government register, pending an inquiry.
("Isnt that attempting to pervert the course of Justice")
This means Dr Freddy Patel is unable to to carry out post mortems on people who have died in suspicious circumstances.
Dr Patel found Mr Tomlinson died from a heart attack, but another pathologist in a second post mortem found the cause of death was internal bleeding in the stomach.
The second examination was only completed after a public outcry when video footage emerged of Mr Tomlinson being hit and pushed to the ground as he walked calmly away from police with his hands in his pockets.
The Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Denis O'Connor, is due to reveal the preliminary findings of his investigation into the G20 police operation this week.
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