Confessions of a Police Constable
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Thieving ninjas, racist fast-food patrons, road traffic accidents, mischievous shoplifters, sudden deaths, car chases, and domestic violence – it’s all in a day’s work for London-based PC Matt Delito.Working at the front-line on the streets of London can be thrilling, frightening, rewarding, infuriating, and sometimes plain hilarious.In this eye-opening account of on-the-beat policing, Delito narrates some of his most interesting cases – from working undercover in a city club to being ambushed in the London riots – as well as taking us through the gadgets, procedures, and lingo that go with life at the other end of a 999 call.From the team that brought you the bestselling CONFESSIONS OF A GP and CONFESSIONS OF A MALE NURSE comes CONFESSIONS OF A POLICE CONSTABLE: a book that will shine a light on the gripping, touching and shocking realities of life as a city police constable.What did you do at work today?
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Matt Delito. Confessions of a Police Constable
MATT DELITO. Confessions of a Police Constable
Table of Contents
Who am I?
Pleased to meet you …
Can’t we all just be friends?
The A-hole who dropped the N-bomb
Hell hath no fury like an 11-year-old without BBM
A pinprick is nothing like a paper cut
Sudden Death
Bringing them back from the dead
So … you’re saying you were attacked by a ninja?
The mysterious case of the Belgian bike burglar
Is that a baton you have in your pocket?
Tinker, Tailor … Spy?
Crossing over to the other side
‘Going the Way of the Dojo’
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone
A victim of fraud
A Day in the life of a special constable. Part 1: Babies don’t bounce
Part 2: There’s a first time for everything
Part 3: Behind bars
A long climb
Twisted Sister
An irate customer
Stopping and searching
Slowing down for the weekend
The stolen iPad
One of those shifts
The arrest enquiry
A shot to the heart
Ambushed in the Riots
Footnotes
Epilogue
Glossary and abbreviations
Identity codes
Police ranks
Acknowledgements
Read On … If you enjoyed reading Confessions of a Police Constable, why not read another of our Confessions series?
About the Author
Copyright
About the Publisher
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‘I’m not happy, man,’ he said, and handed me Sasha’s glasses; they came off during the struggle, and he must have picked them up.
‘Thanks,’ I said, inspecting the glasses. They seemed to be more or less in one piece.
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