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POLICEWORLD
Vol 59No. 3, 2014
Article
TheDanishofficersmeet Assistant Chief ConstableAndyWard
The
Danish
Experience
InApril,members fromSectionDenmark tookpart ina four day visit
toLiverpool. FrankHurst, Chair of Cheshirebranch, reportsonwhat
tookplace.
I
arranged for our four Danish guests,
Thomas Trudslev, AndersSoltoft,
LarsBrondberg, andStefanKaptain,
to visitMerseysidePoliceHeadquarters
- where theywerewelcomedby Assistant
Chief Constable,Mr AndyWard, QPM.
Themainpurposeof the visit was
todiscover anddiscuss the relative
differencesbetweenBritishandDanish
evidence gathering techniques. The tour
beganat theFingerprint andForensic
ServicesDepartment, where the functions
andprocedures of thedepartment were
explainedby SupervisorMarkWilson.
Theofficers also sawademonstration
of fingerprint scanningand recordingby
CarolineColes, anda tour of theForce
LaboratorywithChrisRoberts.
The visitorswhere then introduced to
AndyReidandRichieBeesley, the crew
of oneof theMerseysidePoliceArmed
ResponseUnits. Theyweremore than
happy to give theDanishOfficers a short
talkon the vehicleand theequipment
usedduring their duties. The group
exchanged informationonpolicing
methods - discussingboth the similarities
anddifferencesbetween the two
countries policing styles.
After lunchweheadedoff to Liverpool
football club, at Anfield, where theDanish
officers visited theHillsboroughMemorial
topay their respects.
Theywere thenallowed into the ground
andwere shown thepitchand facilities
inside the stadium
Nowbeing the fair andevenhanded
chap that I am I thought it only fitting that
this visit toAnfieldbe followedby a visit
toEverton’sGoodisonPark.Wewere
greetedby the staff at Goodisonandwere
again givena full tour - whichweenjoyed
immensely. (I will not saywhich ground
theDanes liked thebest - that will have to
remaina secret.)
The visit toGoodison concluded the tours
and I dropped Thomas andAnders off at
the city centre, for some rest and relaxtion
- where they expressed their thanks for a
very enjoyable visit.
I would like to thankMerseysidePolice
for all their efforts toaccommodateour
Danishmembers. I wouldalso like to
thankboth Liverpool andEverton for
allowingus to visit at short notice.
FrankHurst
, Chair Cheshirebranch
CarolineColes explains fingerprint scanningprocedure
Thegroup learnmoreabout theForensicServices inMerseyside
Withoneof theMerseysidePoliceArmedResponseUnits
At thememorial in Liverpool
