r/policeuk

Very sad.

Hi all,

I recently reached out regarding having a wobble, and I was completely overwhelmed with the support I got from everyone on here. I really do appreciate everyone who touched in with their own opinions and thoughts. It kick started me taking the time I needed and reaching out for some help.

I've been offered some therapy sessions through the NHS, and my understanding is they'll be on a set day that repeats every week. Could I just ask if anyone knows or has any experience of how this would work with shifts? Would I have to try to have them adjusted so they do not intrude on working hours - or there any flexibility with regs for attending these appointments?

I've had a quick read through the regs and can't find anything supporting this, but I thought I'd ask as I'm sure some people here know them inside and out :)

Thank you

When I was at university, I was something of a drug enthusiast and would regularly purchase various goods for personal use. It would always be small amounts clearly for this purpose, such as a 3.5 of weed or a gram or 2 of ket.

As is nature, sometimes the local merchants would stop replying to messages, presumably having been apprehended. I would sometimes get a response to a query asking what I wanted, but when I stated whatever small amount I was after they would say they weren't around. I would assume this was in fact the police hoping I would ask for a large amount.

I'm just wondering what gets done with the phone numbers of their customers who are just buying for personal use? Do they go on a database or just get ignored? Could this come back to haunt me at any point?

I have to ask please do not lecture me about drugs being bad or illegal, I am well aware. This time in my life was years ago, yes I did many drugs as a student like many, many people who turned out to be productive members of society have also done.

weird question, a friend of mine got arrested in a mates house ( fell asleep in mates house and woke up to find out he had been evicted and technically he was trespassing and the room was a mess so said he was trying to steal stuff) so he's brought to the station, he had warrants for drunk and disorderly or something small so gave his friends name who he thought was never in trouble, they are both from Ireland, so the lad in uk that's been arrested gave his bro in laws details thinking it will be sweet, what are the chances he was arrested for trespassing and burglary 12 years ago, 🤣 so they took prints pictures and brought to court and remanded to hmp Winson green, did 2 months in his name, charges were dropped and released given prison id in the different name, brought to hospital and seen by doctors . now once released he moved back to Ireland, he was meant to do probation and community service or back to jail.

so basically the bro in law is mad worried he will get arrested because of the warrant. I'm guessing yes?

now the funny bit is originally in the interview room he said on video that's not my real name this is. they didn't believe him and charged him

any ideas how to handle the situation?

and if there is any sort of compensation for false improvement because he did nothing the should have done the due diligence.

I mean the guy that gave the false name already had his prints on file they could have easily done another check? or what kind of crap system do they have if they have a fingerprint scanner that when they added his fingerprints a pop-up or something saying fingerprints already on file or something? they should have ran his prints to verify his ID not add his prints to a different person and send them to jail