Monday, 10 February at 4:00 pm – this talk will be recorded
Crime stories seem more popular than ever. Bookshop shelves and TV schedules are heaving with murder mysteries and whodunnits. And the ‘true crime’ genre has been given a new lease of life in recent years, with smash-hit documentaries such as Making A Murderer, The Jinx and The Keepers. The podcast Serial – season one of which investigated a real-life murder – has attracted hundreds of millions of downloads. Why not hear some real life true crime stories, by a police officer who was at the front of the thin blue line?
Richard is a retired (tall) police officer who will take you on a journey through the local and social history of policing in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
*The history of policing in the UK.
*The history of policing in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
*Police recruitment campaigns.
*What it was like joining the police in the early 1990s.
*Police uniform and equipment.
*Police stations and police cell blocks – what goes on inside?
*Sharing fascinating (and often humorous) stories from his own experiences on the front lines.
*Road traffic accidents, burglaries, robberies to murders and cyber crime.
*A look at some local crimes of significance and some unusual forensic techniques that have been used in the past.
Speaker information
Originally from North West England, Richard moved south to join the police in Portsmouth. With an impressive 27-year career as a police officer, Richard has served in both uniformed duties and serious organised crime, gaining invaluable insights into the complexities of policing in our communities.
Now retired he runs his own cyber security company and is in the process of writing his memoirs for a book, hopefully to be published later this year on his policing escapades.