Local PCSO

In response to: "Lazy days" 56 days old
by Mike [Visitor]

PCSO's area a joke they go round in pairs holding hands and are a complete wast of my tax money give me a proper bobby any day of the week! we didnt ask for plastic bobbies we wanted real ones i wish i could take them all back to the home office ask for my money back as these are not fit for the purpose which they were bought! then i would buy 1000 more…

In response to: "uniform" 124 days old
by PC Bitseach [Visitor]

You should not be told to be in plain clothes as you have no plain clothes role. Your designated powers are all concerned with the PCSO uniform (and the carrying of the designation card, which explains what you can and can't do).

I would suggest that, if you are being ordered out in plain clothes at any time, it is not a lawful order. more…

In response to: "" 179 days old
by C [Visitor]

Well done to you for that. I do think the fitness tests are a little bit lenient to say the least. Id like to see more cops, who ,like yourself, can manage a little chase. more…

In response to: "uniform" 208 days old
by PCSO wishing to be a PC [Visitor]

With "POLICE" on our uniform we are instantly going to have expectations from the public. It is also a target.
Some people see police and instantly hate us, some people feel safe.
Most people I deal with thank me and say how just seeing me around makes them feel safe.
But the local "criminals" know our powers and will ridicule us more…

In response to: "Back again" 216 days old
by The Captain [Visitor]

Glad to see you back again, look forward to reading more. more…

In response to: "uniform" 401 days old
by Vagas Jack [Visitor]

Say what you like I think PCSO's are great its just the media is one sided in its view we need more PCSO's like:

PCSO Uthayakumar Packirisamy, London: who just a month after the July 7/7 terrorist attacks stopped a woman who had mental health problems from blowing her self up on a bus with an incendiary bomb. He was off duty alone at t more…

In response to: "Lazy days" 446 days old
by BLUEMAGIC [Visitor]

When does a PC have time to walk around talking to people??? Have people forgotten the way society is shaping up? Knife crime, gun crime, drugs, all on the increase and why is that i hear you cry? It is because there has been no visible police presence in the community. People have been walking around knowing they can do what they like and get away more…

In response to: "Back again" 607 days old
by pcso helen crich C9884 [Visitor]

well done!!!

You have said what we all want to say,we are not a waste of money and people need to realise this. more…

In response to: "Lazy days" 635 days old
by Duncan [Visitor]

folks we are doing a good job, i have been a PCSO for two years and have seen and more importantly been told by the public that I and my colleages have improved their quality of life. It is in equal measure the most rewarding and frustrating role I have ever had. Unlike most I dont want to join the regulars ,losing my freedom to a paperwork mountai more…

In response to: "Lazy days" 640 days old
by Sarah [Visitor]

Its about time PCSO'S are given some praise for what they do. The arguement regarding why have 4 pcso's when you can have 3 pc's is getting boring, pcso's are here and its about time people got used to it, the majority of pc's I work with are great, very supportive of our role and appreciate us being there. Why not speak to your local psco and help more…

In response to: "Lazy days" 650 days old
by Tom [Visitor]

I totaly agree, and your point was proved last september:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7006412.stm more…

In response to: "Lazy days" 653 days old
by anthony chrysostomou [Visitor]

Because they won't go out on the streets because of all the red tape, i am a pcso and i understand what you are saying and to some extent i agree with you but we do have a role to play within society, some of the stuff is low level and as such easier for us to deal with also we do alot of reasurance visits if that was to be cut by 25% that would no more…

In response to: "uniform" 654 days old
by yet another pcso [Visitor]

Nice to see pc's talking so highly of us. On my division we (pc/pcso's) work as a TEAM. Quite righly we are not constables however we all come under the same banner 'POLICE', one big team, after all isn't that one of the core competencies we fill in on our application forms????
Oh and more to the point the new uniform looks spot on. more…

In response to: "uniform" 656 days old
by Another PC [Visitor]

Sorry but PCSOs are more of a hindrance than a help. Many in the MET can't even speak English with most not being able to communicate on a radio effectively. In fact many start to dribble on the radio blocking the airwaves for police when they need it. more…

In response to: "Lazy days" 656 days old
by Gavin [Visitor]

Sorry but i think the concept of PCSOs are flawed. When will the government do a serious cost benefit analysis of the role. For the money they do very little and I believe have a negliable effect on crime.

Why have 4 PCSOs when you can have 3 police officers. more…

In response to: "Lazy days" 662 days old
by alex [Visitor]

Hi just like to say i like what you are trying to do but i have to say you are not doing a great job of it. I have been a PCSO for 5 years and i have heard most of the comments about pcsos more than once. I am also one of the idiots used by my force as a pcso rep.
If you want to improve the perseption of pcsos you have to play the game and d more…

In response to: "uniform" 679 days old
by Daniel Olive [Visitor]

I have a lot of trust in the police, and i had a lot of trust in PCSOs, until I met one, he was rude, ignored criminal inteligence I supplied to him, and put me so on guard I forgot to tell him about evidence in a spate of local vandalisms. He failed in every respect, and if he was a police officer would have had a complaint made agisnt him, but b more…

In response to: "Lazy days" 685 days old
by Big Stu [Visitor]

Just to point out a few things, I a was a reserve police officer in Northern Ireland, I had the same powers as a regular officer and did the same job. I have the most respect for PCSO's out there doing a front line job without the powers and support that I as a reserve had. Keep up the good work lads/lass and I hope that PCSO comes to Northern Irel more…

In response to: "uniform" 686 days old
by PCSO [Visitor]

With all due respect to the PC above. We do as we’re told. We wear the uniform we are given. We go in plain clothes if we are told to.
We do our jobs just fine.

In reference to the comment earlier about older people not being able to take ‘teenage PCSOs’ seriously. In my experience most PCSOs are older than PCs. They tend to be m more…

In response to: "uniform" 687 days old
by A PC [Visitor]

PC & PCSO uniforms should be distinctly different. The reason is our roles are completely different and the public need to know the difference.

You are not police, you are not confrontational, you do not arrest. Public thinking you are police get upset when they see you not acting as police thus stirs up community tensions with u more…

In response to: "uniform" 689 days old
by Mr Ball [Visitor]

Cara Robbie,
I am deeply upset to hear that you feel this way, however, you and anybody else who believes such rubbish is simply wrong. PCSO's have proven time after time how effective they are, and how they aid all police services. Your outspoken comment regarding 40-50+ adults being lectured by a teenager worried me further, surely middle-a more…

In response to: "Lazy days" 689 days old
by Mr Ball [Visitor]

To make you aware, that under no circumstances should a Police Community Support Officer be in plain clothes, you are employed to create public reassurance, and to prevent crime. You have no business being involved in the detection of crime, you are given a uniform to wear, and you must wear it whilst performing operational duties. more…

In response to: "Neighbourhood watch" 723 days old
by PCSO [Visitor]

I don’t mean to be pedantic, but yes we do have the powers of arrest.

We can arrest for all sorts of offences, ranging from Assault, Criminal Damage and Theft.

And punching him in the face or taking another form of a preemptive strike, could well be justified under certain circumstances.

We are taught about co more…

In response to: "Neighbourhood watch" 726 days old
by technomist [Member]

Well, in such a context you were public spirited and very brave to be willing to confront this. more…

In response to: "Neighbourhood watch" 726 days old
by localpcso [Member]

Not sure what his opinion would be, but the cops etc who work the streets everyday said they would have threatened to use there baton o spray if he did keep his hands away from his pockets.
I made a split second decision based on both my own and the publics safety.

No we do not have the power of arrest or the power to detain in m more…

In response to: "Neighbourhood watch" 726 days old
by localpcso [Member]

Apologies it was late last night when I made that post.
I should have advised that the station has had 5 robberies in the last four weeks, all of which involved the injured party being threatened with a screwdriver.

Although I do not like to stereotype, yes the description did add to my suspiscions - hood with ties tightened to c more…

In response to: "Neighbourhood watch" 727 days old
by jitzykins [Member]

Hmmm, not so sure that your Chief Constable would be very impressed with you saying you would have punched him in the face - just out of interest, do PCSO's have a power of arrest in your force? more…

In response to: "Neighbourhood watch" 727 days old
by technomist [Member]

I think its possibly a question of your description, but I am trying to work out what was so wrong about a person having a screwdriver with them which aroused your suspicions and caused you to involve the police and threaten to hurt them. more…

In response to: "uniform" 728 days old
by Another PCSO [Visitor]

What have these comments got to do about uniform?

We are getting polo shirts next year, ours will be dark navy, PCs will get (some already have) black. It's about time we all got a standardized uniform. more…

In response to: "uniform" 728 days old
by James Maguire [Visitor]

Agree with you localpcso. You find that those who dont like us don't know what we do and can achieve nor have they bothered to research or speak to a pcso. You find they usually read 'The Sun' or the Hate mail too.

I work in a city centre which is quite a different role to a residential CSO. My knowledge of the city is better than most more…