Tuesday, 31 July 2007

"She Tried to Get Me With A Spoon..."

Mr Bill learned about arresting people today. They had to role play, with police staff yet again pretending to be villains. Having arrested and charged the criminal they were taken to the custody suite (and it is air conditioned) and then booked in by the custody sergeant. They were supposed to search the suspect and check them for weapons, drugs, sharps etc. One of Mr Bill’s female colleagues had an individual to book in who was really getting into it – shaking, crying, and then she suddenly drew a spoon out of her bra to attack the officer. I guess it could have been a knife (or fork maybe) a reminder that officers need to be vigilant when bringing in prisoners. Some individuals are remarkably imaginative about where stuff can be hidden ….made my eyes water just hearing about it.

We got to meet some of Mr Bill’s colleagues tonight as he brought them back home for a meal after finishing locking up all the riff-raff. They are a nice bunch and the little Bills enjoyed hearing the stories they told.

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