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70-662: Wiltshire Police , formerly known as Wiltshire Constabulary , is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Wiltshire (including the Borough of Swindon ) in South West England . The force serves 722,000 people over an area of 1,346 square miles (3,490 km). In terms of officer numbers, it is the second smallest force in the United Kingdom (after the City of London Police ). Prior to

140-885: A CID along British lines before the independence of most of Ireland in December 1922. After the Partition of Ireland and the establishment of the Irish Free State in the early 1920s, the Government of the Irish Free State set up a CID for the purposes of counter-insurgency during the 1922-1923 Irish Civil War . It was separate from the unarmed Civic Guard, which later became the Garda Síochána . The Garda today operates local detective squads and several specialised, national detective units, including

210-461: A Detective Inspector outranks a uniformed Sergeant. Before 1999, female detectives' ranks were prefixed with "Woman", as in other branches of the police . The head of the CID in most police forces is a Detective Chief Superintendent. Ranks are abbreviated as follows: To join a CID in the United Kingdom, a police officer usually must have served in uniform for at least two years. From 2017 direct entry to

280-410: A detective of higher rank. A particular case would be assigned to a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) whose rank would depend on the seriousness of the crime and their force's policy. Detectives in the United Kingdom do not have a separate rank system and are not senior to uniformed officers who hold the same rank, however, a senior detective does outrank a uniformed officer of a lower rank. for example

350-463: A organised crime investigation division ( 組織犯罪対策課 , soshikihanzai-taisaku-ka ) (reinforced as an independent department or headquarters in the TMPD and some prefecture), a mobile investigation unit, and a identification division ( 鑑識課 , kanshiki-ka ) . The mobile investigation units ( 機動捜査隊 , kidō sousa-tai ) are first responders for initial criminal investigations, distributed among

420-675: A registered charity which operates its own helicopter; the charity leased the Devizes airbase until it moved to a newly built base near Melksham in June 2018. Between 2013 and 2019, a collaboration with the Avon & Somerset and Gloucestershire forces covered roads policing, firearms and police dogs. As of 20 August 2021, the Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is Philip Wilkinson. The police and crime commissioner

490-518: A result, Wiltshire became the first county to use the provisions of the Act to form a county-level police force, with Wiltshire Constabulary being established on Wednesday 13 November 1839 at The Bear Hotel, Devizes , mere hours before the second ( Gloucestershire ). Wiltshire Constabulary's first chief constable was Captain Samuel Meredith , a distinguished Royal Navy officer. An advertisement

560-663: A specialised wing. Personnel attached to this wing work in plain clothes, or mufti . A CID may contain sub-branches, for instance the CID in Uttar Pradesh includes the state crime investigation bureau, finger print bureau and scientific section. Like their counterparts in the law and order police ( local police ), the crime branch has its own ranks up to the level of additional director general of police or special commissioner of police . The crime branch has senior officers like superintendents, inspectors and sub-inspectors . Officers and men attached to this wing generally add

630-741: A tab on local criminal elements, prostitutes, petty thieves, and other habitual offenders. The criminal investigation units within the Indonesian National Police are called sat-reskrim ( satuan reserse kriminal ) meaning "criminal investigation unit", it is under the bareskrim ( badan reserse kriminal ) "criminal investigation agency" which is under the command of the national police headquarters. Every regional police force in Indonesia has this unit; they are concerned with conducting criminal investigations and identification activities. The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) maintained

700-559: A translation to refer to comparable organisations in other countries. The Criminal Investigation Department is under the Afghan National Police . The Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire (DCPJ) is the national authority of the criminal division of the French National Police . Its function is to lead and co-ordinate the action of the law enforcement forces against crime. Kriminalpolizei

770-523: Is also a police post at Leigh Delamere services on the M4. In 2021, ten former station buildings were offered for sale, namely Marlborough, Malmesbury, Warminster, Highworth, Westbury, Cricklade, Alderbury, Calne, Pewsey and Wilton. The facilities at Chippenham (Monkton Park), Corsham (Springfield campus), Salisbury (Bourne Hill) and Tisbury (Nadder Centre) are within Wiltshire Council buildings;

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840-583: Is currently not operational. It had only 12 members, the names of which are not available because of security issues. The Singapore Police Force 's CID is the agency for premier investigation and staff authority for criminal investigation matters within the Singapore Police Force. The CID of the Sri Lanka Police Service is responsible for carrying out investigations into crimes including murder and organised crime. It

910-547: Is one of the safest counties in the UK, with the 6th lowest crime rate per 1000 people in England. Recorded crime dropped by 7%, or 2,706 crimes, between April 2009 and March 2010. Wiltshire Police's detection rate is 6% higher than average, at 28%. Wiltshire Police also have a favourable public image with the 2nd best in the UK for the public perceptions that police are dealing with anti-social behaviour effectively, and 3rd best in

980-448: Is ordered either by a judicial court, by the director-general of police, or the government. Crime branch officers can be transferred to the law and order police, and vice versa. The crime branch is different from the crime detachment or crime squad. Crime Detachment and Crime Squads are a group of regular law and order policemen (who generally wear the uniform specifically detailed by the police inspector to work in plain clothes to keep

1050-569: Is scrutinised by the Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel, made up of elected councillors from the local authorities in the police area. Before the first PCC was elected in 2012, the force was under the local oversight of the Wiltshire Police Authority. The police authority had nine councillor members, who were appointed from Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council , and eight independent members, one of whom

1120-630: Is the federal-level police service. It also acts as the provincial police service in every province except for Ontario , and Quebec , which operate provincial police services, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador , which is served by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary . The RCMP is also contracted to act as the territorial police force in Nunavut , Yukon and the Northwest Territories in addition to being

1190-618: Is the standard term for the criminal investigation agency within the police forces of Germany, Austria, and the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland. The Hong Kong Police Force 's CID is a sub-branch unit within the Criminal Intelligence Bureau under the crime wing of the B department (crime and security). Many state police forces in India possess a CID (sometimes known as the investigation branch ) as

1260-538: Is the use of such a force in East Timor in substitution for Indonesian National Police . Criminal Investigation Department The Criminal Investigation Department ( CID ) is the branch of a police force to which most plainclothes detectives belong in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth nations. A force's CID is distinct from its Special Branch (though officers of both are entitled to

1330-701: The 2006 FIFA World Cup . Wiltshire Police responded to a fatal shooting in Savernake Forest on 19 August 1987, which escalated to a further 15 killings in the neighbouring police area ( Thames Valley Police ) and came to be called the Hungerford massacre . Between 2007 and 2011 the Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett was host to the repatriations of fallen service men and women who died in Afghanistan and Iraq . The bodies were brought through

1400-486: The County Police Act 1839 . This established a framework and some government funding for magistrates in a county to form a police force based on London's Metropolitan Police, though there was no requirement for them to do so. In the same year the Act passed, groups of labourers had rioted across Wiltshire over the price of food and the introduction of new farm equipment, starting fires and destroying machinery. As

1470-685: The G8 Conference in Scotland in 2005 or COP26 officers of the Metropolitan Police who are on protection duties anywhere in the United Kingdom and when taking a person to or from a prison . The United Nations (UN) has operated territorial police forces in those parts of countries which have been under control of the UN from time to time. These were usually formed from police personnel on loan from member countries. A recent example

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1540-890: The National Bureau of Criminal Investigation . In Northern Ireland , a region that came into existence in 1921 and which has remained within the United Kingdom , a new police force was formed in June 1922 called the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). This force had its own CID from the start. In November 2001, the RUC was replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Criminal investigation departments or bureaus are set up within each Prefectural police headquarters. They maintain two investigation divisions ( 捜査課 , sousa-ka ) (third or even fourth divisions are established in some urban prefecture),

1610-629: The federal police force in those Canadian territories. A separate Sahrawi indigenous unit serving the Spanish colonial government was the Policia Territorial . This gendarmerie corresponded to the Civil Guard in metropolitan Spain . It was commanded by Spanish officers and included Spanish personnel of all ranks. In the United Kingdom (UK) the phrase is gaining increased official (but not yet statutory ) use to describe

1680-488: The 1830s, policing in Wiltshire was the responsibility of petty and parish constables, who were supervised by magistrates . This was largely ineffective as they were unpaid and untrained, and so independent and forces made up of private citizens such as the Devizes Prosecution Society emerged, and these did not immediately disappear when professional police forces came into being. The Yeomanry Cavalry

1750-580: The 2017 review stated a goal to increase the use of shared buildings. In late 2019 and early 2020, officers began using Wiltshire Council libraries in Malmesbury, Westbury , Downton and Wilton as "touchdown" points, to increase contact with the public. Wiltshire Police's headquarters used to be on Bath Road in Devizes, formerly the Wiltshire Militia Stores; it was acquired in 1879 by Wiltshire Police as their headquarter, and nearby

1820-703: The British police, this department enforces laws regarding gambling, "sin" and the Triad in Malaysia. The CID in Pakistan is a special unit of the provincial and metropolitan police departments, responsible for carrying out investigations into crimes, including terrorism, murders, organised crime and sectarianism . The special branch of the CID in the Asia Division (CIDA) was a division of this department but

1890-545: The CID is referred to as the Crime Branch, and in Tamil Nadu, it is known as the Crime Branch - Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID). The crime branch's tasks are to investigate criminal cases, which span across multiple districts or states. The CID may also take up complicated cases like communal riot cases, circulation of counterfeit currency or very complicated murder cases. A crime branch investigation

1960-748: The Police Memorial Trust has erected 50 memorials nationally to some of those officers. The following officers of Wiltshire Police have died during the course of their duties: The Wiltshire Police Ports Unit was established in April 2000. It is responsible for policing all non-designated airfields in Wiltshire, making sure that legislation is followed, particularly the Terrorism Act 2000 . It also obtains any intelligence on smuggling and contraband. Ports in Wiltshire include Old Sarum Airfield and Clench Common Airfield . The air support unit

2030-501: The Trowbridge Christmas Eve murder in 1925 and escorting Louis Blériot when displaying his famous cross-channel aeroplane. Between July 2022 and May 2024, Wiltshire Police was placed under " special measures " by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary. The Police Roll of Honour Trust and Police Memorial Trust list and commemorate all British police officers killed in the line of duty. Since its establishment in 1984,

2100-678: The UK for the public perceptions that police are dealing with drunk and disorderly behaviour effectively. Drink driving in Wiltshire was highlighted as a problem in the National Summer 2010 Drink Drive Campaign that saw 2.87% of 3377 positive for drink driving in June 2010. However this is a drop of 3.53% from 2009. A report from March 2010 by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary placed Wiltshire Police among 10 forces that were graded as being 'excellent' and improving on reducing crime, 'fair' at protecting citizens from serious harm, and 'fair' for confidence and satisfaction. Wiltshire

2170-476: The allegation of assault in Melksham Custody against Somerville. Andrews claimed that Somerville had grabbed hold of the door frame of the cell and on letting go she had fallen to the floor. Mr Justice Bean declared Somerville was drunk when she was put in the cells and he believed that Andrews did not intend to throw her to the floor. Deputy Chief Constable David Ainsworth, formerly ACC of Kent Police,

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2240-591: The boroughs in Wiltshire, spending almost all his £400 salary on travel. The first ranks were only constable and superintendent, but sergeant, inspector, detectives and five classes of constable were later introduced. Notable events for Wiltshire Police in the 19th century include the Rode Hill House murder in 1860 and the bomb explosion outside Salisbury Guildhall in September 1884. In 1909, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary raised concerns over

2310-546: The centre of Wiltshire. The operational headquarters are at Melksham for county division and Gablecross, South Marston , for Swindon division. The emergency communications centres for Wiltshire Police are at Devizes and Gablecross. The SNEN non-emergency call centre is at Devizes. Devizes is also the home of the Dog Squad and the training facilities for all new recruits. There are enquiry offices at Gablecross, Chippenham , Marlborough , Trowbridge , Melksham (south of

2380-590: The collection of forces responsible for general policing in areas defined with respect to local government areas. The phrase " Home Office Police" is commonly used but this is often inaccurate or inadequate as the words naturally exclude forces outside England and Wales , but include some special police forces over which the Home Secretary has some power. The police forces referred to as "territorial" are those whose police areas are defined by: Members of territorial police forces have jurisdiction in one of

2450-668: The crowd and 22,000 participants. Wiltshire Police took part in Operation Fairline – the multi-agency response to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in March 2018 at Salisbury – and Operation Fortis, which followed further poisonings in June at Amesbury . They received mutual support from 40 other forces, involving 1,200 officers. By June 2018 the cost of the first incident was estimated at £7.5 million, and in November total costs were projected to be £10.8m. Wiltshire

2520-416: The detective branch became possible. While training as a detective they are referred to as a Trainee Detective Constable (TDC) and after completing the national Initial Crime Investigators' Development Programme, typically taking around two years, they become full Detective Constables (DCs). There is generally no pay increment on obtaining detective status in most forces. Previously paid allowances such as

2590-419: The detective duty allowance (a small payment intended to allow officers to purchase refreshments and other similar petty cash purposes) and the plainclothes allowance (an allowance used to purchase suitable clothing) have all been withdrawn over the past few years. The Royal Military Police (RMP), Royal Navy Police (RNP), and RAF Police all maintained a Special Investigation Branch (SIB), fulfilling much

2660-408: The force was one of six that were subject to this additional scrutiny. A review in December 2022 found a decline in the force's performance in investigating crime effectively. In May 2024, the inspectorate found that the force had made good progress in the three areas of concern and therefore removed the 'Engage' monitoring. In the year 2007/8 complaints and allegations recorded slightly decreased from

2730-582: The former British India , laid the foundation stone of the new Wiltshire Police county headquarters at Devizes . Twice in the 1980s, Wiltshire Police officers had to cover for the prison officers of Erlestoke Prison when they went on strike. In 1985, the force was involved in the Battle of the Beanfield , which prevented a convoy of new age travellers , known as the Peace Convoy , from establishing

2800-527: The fourteenth Stonehenge free festival at Stonehenge . The incident led to accusations of a police riot . Most significantly the 1980s saw the introduction of the Police National Computer , command and control systems and the HOLMES investigation system. Also a national probationary training programme was introduced in all forces for new recruits. Notable events in this century include

2870-477: The lack of a mounted division in the force. As a result, six constables were transferred to the new mounted division, which doubled to 12 the next year. Although the mounted division was not active every day, they were of particular use at the Salisbury Races , ceremonial duties such as escorting judges, and guarding the royal carriage. They were also occasionally loaned to neighbouring forces. The fate of

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2940-485: The mounted division is unknown, but it most likely was ended during the introduction of motor vehicles in the 1920s. A roads policing unit was founded on 7 May 1939 at the urging of the Home Secretary. The force did not have a true Criminal Investigation Department until 1936. On 30 June 1857, the Magistrates Committee that oversaw the force expressed interest in forming an investigation department which

3010-593: The national average. Of the 460, 26% were investigated, 43% came to a resolution and 31% were withdrawn, dispensed with or discontinued. Of the 26% allegations investigated in 2007/8, 91% were unsubstantiated, 2% higher than the national average. In 1985, Wiltshire Police prevented a vehicle convoy of several hundred new age travellers from setting up at the 11th Stonehenge Free Festival at Stonehenge in Wiltshire , after site custodians English Heritage were granted an exclusion zone of 4 miles (6.4 km) around

3080-622: The prefix detective before their regular police rank . While the name "CID" is used in several states, some states use different names for their CID units. In Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Gujarat, the CID is known as the Crime Investigation Department. In Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajastan, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Jammu and Kashmir, it is known as the Criminal Investigation Department. In Delhi and Kerala,

3150-546: The previous year. Wiltshire Police has one of the lowest rates for 'incivility' allegations at 11%, but one of the highest for 'oppressive conduct or harassment' at 15% and 'breach of PACE Code C' at 9%. In the same 2007/8 period, Wiltshire Police received 234 complaints and 460 allegations. Wiltshire has an above-average 358 allegations per 100 officers, spread across five categories. Wiltshire Police are 1% or 0% lower on allegations except for 'incivility, impoliteness and intolerance', for which they receive 10% less allegations than

3220-563: The rank prefix "Detective"). The name derives from the CID of the Metropolitan Police , formed on 8 April 1878 by C. E. Howard Vincent as a re-formation of its Detective Branch . British colonial police forces all over the world adopted the terminology developed in the UK in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and later the police forces of those countries often retained it after independence. English-language media often use "CID" as

3290-598: The region with unmarked cars . The special investigation teams ( 特殊事件捜査係 , tokushu-jiken sousa-kakari ) are specialised detective units of the first investigation divisions, well acquainted with new technologies and special tactics including SWAT capabilities. The CID of the Royal Malaysian Police is involved with the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of crimes that affect people (e.g. murder, robbery with firearms, rape and injury) and property crime (e.g. theft and house-breaking). Modeled on

3360-477: The role of DCC. The report also said the force was "ill-prepared" to deal with the "exceptional situation" of the harassment complaints made. Wiltshire Police responded saying that ACPO should share some of the burden as they had 'green lit' the application for the ACC to DCC promotion, a form that did not include a section for vetting. Territorial police force The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP/GRC)

3430-503: The same role as a civilian CID. These Units have all been merged into a tri-service unit called the Defence Serious Crime Unit (DSCU). The Ministry of Defence Police is a civilian force that provides policing services on military bases, and as such has a CID much like a territorial police force. The RMP SIB has regular sections and one Army Reserve section. To join the reserve section, a reservist must either have

3500-453: The stones. A violent exchange between the travellers and police in riot gear took place over several hours. Eight police officers and 16 travellers were taken to hospital with minor injuries. One traveller suffered from a fractured skull. As much of the action took place in a field containing a bean crop, the events became known as the Battle of the Beanfield. A sergeant in the Wiltshire Police

3570-440: The three distinct legal systems of the United Kingdom – either England and Wales , Scotland or Northern Ireland . A police officer of one of the three legal systems has all the powers of a constable throughout their own legal system but limited powers in the other two legal systems. Certain exceptions where full police powers cross the border with the officer are when officers are providing planned support to another force such as

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3640-534: The town at Hampton Park) and Salisbury . Custody units are at Gablecross and Melksham. The number of other sites was reduced after a 2017 review by the Police and Crime Commissioner. Swindon division has police posts at North Swindon, West Swindon and Swindon Centre. County division has sites at Cricklade , Royal Wootton Bassett , Calne , Malmesbury , Corsham , Bradford on Avon , Warminster , Tisbury , Mere , Devizes , Amesbury , Tidworth and Pewsey . There

3710-573: The town from RAF Lyneham on their way to the John Radcliffe Hospital at Oxford . Wiltshire Police were responsible for policing the crowds and any special events. Officers from Wootton Bassett station received a special award at the Jane's Police Awards for their contribution to policing the repatriations. Police were again praised for policing the 'Ride of Respect' in March 2010, the operation included planning, marshalling and policing

3780-419: The war, after which it slowly expanded, and in 1997 it had 170 detectives. Salisbury continued to have a separate police force, Salisbury City Police , from the rest of Wiltshire until World War II, when the two were merged. The merger took effect on 1 April 1943 and was initially a temporary measure, but became permanent after the war ended. On 6 July 1961, Sir Charles Carter Chitham , a retired policeman of

3850-510: Was a justice of the peace . The responsible government department is the Home Office . Wiltshire Police has two divisions – Swindon and Wiltshire – incorporating eight Community Policing Team areas. A proposal was made in 2013 to abolish the rank of Chief Inspector, but this proposal was eventually scrapped. The headquarters of Wiltshire Police is at London Road, Devizes , where it has always been because of its geographical position in

3920-461: Was a row of houses where senior officers lived. The building has since been demolished. Wiltshire Police remained at this site for 85 years until the early 1960s when the organization required a larger headquarters and the new building was commissioned on the London Road site, which was opened in 1964. The station at Highworth closed in 2018 and the station (with adjoining house) at Wroughton

3990-490: Was active in Wiltshire during this period and utilised as a quasi-police force. The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 standardised the structure and responsibilities of borough councils in England and Wales, including requiring they provide a professional police force. The Act applied both to new boroughs formed on application in large industrial cities, and to 178 already incorporated boroughs, including Salisbury (officially known as New Sarum until 2009). The New Sarum Police

4060-468: Was also among 13 forces classed as 'good' for local policing, and 13 forces that received no 'poor' grade in any category. In July 2022, the inspectorate found the force 'inadequate' in three areas: responding to the public, protecting vulnerable people – in particular, victims of domestic abuse – and making use of its resources. Consequently, Wiltshire Police began to be monitored under the 'Engage' process, sometimes called "special measures". At that time,

4130-514: Was an increase from a total of 11 in 2005. The increase resulted in a reduction of arrests at games, with 22 people being arrested attending games in 2005–06 compared to 39 arrests in 2004–05. Of the 22 arrests in 2005–06, 11 were for public disorder, 5 for violent disorder and the rest were made up of offences relating to missile throwing, racist chanting, pitch invasion, alcohol-related offences and one incident of being in possession of an offensive weapon. 33 Swindon fans were banned from travelling to

4200-500: Was arrested near Melksham after being found asleep in her car, for failing to provide a specimen of breath for breath alcohol analysis. The custody officer in Melksham police station, Sergeant Mark Andrews, was accused of assaulting Somerville during her detention, including dragging her through the custody suite and dropping her onto the concrete floor of a detention cell. Andrews was initially found guilty of actual bodily harm and

4270-434: Was established in 1870. Detectives are usually either assigned to a CID unit within a local policing command, or to a central specialised unit dealing with a specific type of crime, such as fraud or sexual offences. Most local police stations have more uniformed officers than CID officers; a smaller station might have five DCs with a Detective Sergeant (DS) in command, while a larger station would have more CID officers under

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4340-530: Was found dead at his home on 22 March 2011. He had hanged himself. He had been removed from his normal duties while an "internal staff issue" was investigated. Wiltshire Police allowed South Wales Police and the Independent Police Complaints Commission to conduct an inquiry into the matter. The coroner released Wiltshire Police of any burden noting they had implemented 'comprehensive welfare arrangements' for Ainsworth. The independent report criticised Wiltshire Police for failing to properly vet Ainsorth when assuming

4410-418: Was founded in 1836, but was disbanded and reformed only two years later as the Salisbury City Police – the first modern police force to operate in Wiltshire. In the same year, a detachment of London's Metropolitan Police , which had been established in 1829, was called in to control riots. Social unrest in the 1830s led to the appointment in 1836 of a royal commission on policing in the counties, which led to

4480-422: Was founded with three of the 'most intelligent constables'. In 1936, three detective constables and a detective sergeant were appointed, but it was not until 1939 that an official head of the department was appointed, and a detective sergeant was appointed to take charge of new equipment such as that for the Photographic, Printing and Fingerprinting departments. CID remained stagnant in its development until after

4550-453: Was officially created in the spring of 1990, but Wiltshire Police had been renting helicopters since the late 1980s. They experimented with fixed-wing aircraft, a Robinson Beta 22 helicopter and an Aérospatiale Gazelle , but later chose a Bolkow Bo 105 in 1990, which was used for seven years until it was replaced by a McDonnell Douglas MD 902 Explorer . This helicopter was shared with the Great Western Ambulance Service , an arrangement that

4620-407: Was placed to recruit 200 constables who were paid 17/6d a week (£0.875). In those first years, new constables were simply given their uniform and an instruction booklet and then sent off to work without any training or guidance. Wiltshire Constabulary started operating from January 1840 and had filled almost all its posts by the summer. The chief constable spent the first months of his time visiting all

4690-440: Was seen in only one other area of the country. Besides the pilot, the helicopter carried an observer and a paramedic. The air support unit was based at the headquarters in Devizes, where a hangar was built in 1993. In 2014, the unit was merged into the National Police Air Service , meaning the force no longer owned or operated its own helicopter. From January 2015, the air ambulance function separated into Wiltshire Air Ambulance ,

4760-438: Was sentenced to six months in prison and faced dismissal from the police force. Assistant Chief Constable Patrick Geenty criticised his subordinate and apologised to Somerville. On 14 September 2010, Andrews was bailed after serving only six days of his sentence pending an appeal against his conviction to be held at Oxford Crown Court in November 2010. On 18 November 2010, Andrews was cleared of any wrongdoing with regards to

4830-437: Was sold at around the same time. Stations at Alderbury , Westbury and Wilton had closed by March 2020. Swindon Town Football Club on County Road attracts continuous police attention as the club has been known for hooliganism since the 1970s. Swindon Town has imposed banning orders on those supporters who cause disruption, criminal damage or are violent when attending games. There were 29 banning orders in place in 2006, which

4900-492: Was subsequently found guilty of having caused actual bodily harm to a traveller. Members of the convoy sued Wiltshire Police for wrongful arrest, assault and criminal damage as a result of the damage to themselves and their property. David Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan who had witnessed the events, gave evidence against the police. After four months of hearings, 21 of the travellers were successful in their case and were awarded £24,000 in damages. In June 2008 Pamela Somerville

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