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From Full-Time to Volunteer — Thank You to Every Officer Who Keeps Us Safe
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay #ServeAndProtect #ReserveDeputies #AuxiliaryOfficers #SpecialConstables #PoliceVolunteers #CommunitySafety #ThankYouOfficers #VolunteerInBlue #PublicSafetyHeroes #BlueFamily Law Enforcement Appreciation Day celebrates the courage, dedication, and service of law-enforcement personnel across the nation — including the vital contributions of reserve deputies, auxiliary officers, sp
Jan 9


When Every Second Matters: Special Constables intervene to prevent rail line tragedy
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #SpecialConstables #CommunitySafety #CrisisIntervention #ServeAndProtect #PoliceVolunteers #PublicSafety #QuickThinking #RailSafety #Chorley #Rivington A quick-thinking special constable helped prevent a potentially tragic outcome when a distressed man attempted to climb a fence onto a live rail line in the UK on Saturday evening, December 6. As the man showed signs of danger near the tracks, the responding officer
Dec 21, 2025


West Midland's Dudley Police Specials honored for outstanding community support & policing excellence
#VLEOA #DudleySpecials #WestMidlandsPolice #SpecialConstables #VolunteerHeroes #CommunityPolicing #ServeAndProtect #PoliceRecognition #PublicSafety #PoliceVolunteers #InvaluableService #BlueFamily West Midlands Police has publicly recognized its team of Special Constables for their invaluable contributions to community safety, presenting awards to volunteers whose dedication has significantly supported local policing across the force area. The ceremony celebrated Specials who
Dec 15, 2025


PolicingTV's Volunteer Week Day 5: Discover why volunteer officers are law enforcement’s secret superpower.
#VLEOA #PolicingTV #VolunteerWeek #SecretAsset #PoliceVolunteers #ReserveOfficers #SpecialConstables #AuxiliaryOfficers #CommunitySafety #ServeAndProtect #PublicSafety #EverydayHeroes #DevonCornwall #DevonCornwallPolice #PolicingTV #PolicingInsights On Day 5 of PolicingTV’s Volunteer Week, the series highlights one of policing’s most undervalued strengths: volunteer officers. In the feature “Why Volunteer Officers Are Policing’s Secret Asset,” experts and practitioners explai
Dec 12, 2025


PolicingTV’s Volunteer Week - Day 4: Why evidence-based policing can’t ignore volunteers.
#VLEOA #PolicingTV #VolunteerWeek #EvidenceBasedPolicing #PoliceVolunteers #SpecialConstables #AuxiliaryOfficers #CommunityPolicing #ServeAndProtect #PublicSafety #VolunteerInBlue #PolicingInsights On Day 4 of PolicingTV’s Volunteer Week, the series spotlights a critical yet often overlooked issue: the role of volunteers in evidence-based policing. In the episode Evidence-Based Policing: The Missing Volunteers, experts explore how volunteer officers, such as special constable
Dec 11, 2025


Essex Special Constables snag repeat impaired driver hours before court appearance for similar offence.
#VLEOA #Essex #EssexPolice #EssexSpecialConstabulary #CommunityPolicing #SpecialConstables #VolunteerOfficers #PublicSafety #Rayleigh #StaySafe #PolicingHeroes #ServeAndProtect #DrunkDrivingAwareness #DWI #DWAI #DUI In Rayleigh UK, a suspected drunk driver was intercepted just hours before his scheduled court appearance for a previous drugged driving offence, a timely stop credited to efforts by a local Essex Police Special Constabulary Patrol. The driver, already facing the
Dec 7, 2025


Celebrating the Volunteers Who Power Policing: Avon & Somerset CiP Awards
#VLEOA #AvonAndSomerset #AvonAndSomersetUK #UK #AvonAndSomersetPolice #PoliceVolunteers #CommunityPolicing #CiPAwards #SpecialConstables #PoliceSupportVolunteers #CadetsInPolicing #VolunteerHeroes #NeighborhoodSafety Volunteers from the Avon & Somerset Police region were celebrated at the recent Regional Citizens in Policing (CiP) awards in Bristol, highlighting the vital contributions of special constables, police support volunteers and cadets across Somerset and neighboring
Nov 18, 2025


From Wartime Volunteers to Today’s Heroes: Essex, UK Specials Honor a Legacy of Service
#VLEOA #Essex #EssexUK #EssexPolice #SpecialConstables #LegacyOfService #CommunityPolicing #RemembranceDay #VolunteerCrimeFighters #InServiceAndSupport The enduring legacy of the Essex Special Constables, tracing a line from volunteers who stepped up in wartime to those serving today. During the First and Second World Wars, hundreds of Specials were recruited to support frontline policing. Now, their modern counterparts continue that proud tradition by offering voluntary supp
Nov 16, 2025


Join the Force: Nottinghamshire and Lancashire Police Open Special Constable Recruitment
#SpecialConstables #VolunteerPolice #CommunityPolicing #NottinghamshirePolice #LancashireConstabulary #PoliceRecruitment...
Oct 10, 2025


New Zealand needs a Special Constabulary modeled after the United Kingdom.
#UnitedKingdom #England #GBR #UK #Stokenchurch #Buckinghamshire #NewZealand #NZ #MackenzieDistrict #MackenzieRegion...
Apr 2, 2025


Gloucestershire Special Constabulary part of anti drink and drug driving campaign that resulted in over 100 arrests.
Per a Feburary 4th press release, a total of 117 people were arrested for drink and drug driving related offences between December 1st...
Feb 5, 2025


Two in custody after fleeing from Essex Special Constables
After fleeing from the police in their vehicle, they led officers an a foot chase. The driver later failed a roadside drug test....
Jan 13, 2025
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