Santa Claus is coming to Town....

Santa, knowing who is naughty or nice, would make a great CHIS -that is proper police-speak for a snout/grass/nark/tell-tale/informant.
Mr Bill has been in class learning all about how to handle CHISs (Covert Human Intelligence Source). He, however, will not get to handle them at all unless he joins the CID. Like keeping an endangered animal there are strict regulations about how many you can have and what you can do with them and how to keep them safe.

Other things Mr Bill learned about this week were:
RIPA - (Regulation of Investigatory Practices Act) this is the set guidelines for police to follow so that none of those poor little criminals have any of their human rights infringed.

Covert Registry - they keep the records on the CHISs and also have access to info on phone records, not normally available.

NIM- National Intelligence Model - this is talking to your neighbours and making a note of any useful info. I suggested if they really want to know what is going on in Llanffuglen they should put officers on the 10.10am bus into Llanffuglen - that's where all the juicy information is being shared regularly.

CRB (Crime Recording Bureau) - they are the number crunchers who are the accountants of the Police world - "No, you can't count that as a crime, but unless you find this man's wallet (which he probably left on the bus) that is a crime"

Mr Bill has also had speakers come to talk:

Computer crime - the majority of this is not fraud and phising but photographic material and suchlike. Probably a very difficult job to do.

Fraud Unit: they deal with canoeists who come back from the 'dead' as well as distraction burglaries, dodgy builders who con people.

Financial Investigation Unit: they look at money movements and go after the criminals’ ill-gotten gains – of anything recovered, half goes to the Government and the rest is divvied up between all the other agencies.


Still to come in the next couple of days:

FIB- Force Intelligence Bureau
TSU - Technical Support Unit
Major Crime Support Team (not sure why they aren't down as MCST)

Quick Update

Mr Bill has been back in the classroom for the last few weeks, learning about firearms, fraud and sexual crimes. There is a large volume of legislation he needs to learn to be able to pass his next exam in January.
Mr Bill and his colleagues had a charity event recently; they put a great deal of time and effort into preparing an evening of first-class entertainment and managed to raise a substantial amount of money for a worthy cause.

Apologies for the dearth of blog entries but Mrs Bill has been rather busy lately so this blog (and Christmas preparations have suffered). At her work, Gordon Brittas has been running social housing in Llanffuglen and so it has been one unmitigated disaster after another– for those of you familiar with 'The Brittas Empire' I could quite understand if someone filled his car up with concrete....

Miss Bill has also given her parents cause for concern recently and is now sporting a day-glo pink cast and enjoying an extended break from school.