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After spending 19 years as an electrician it’s not the obvious choice to take on a new apprenticeship and start over as a student police officer, but that’s exactly what […]

Apprenticeships are often associated with young people, fresh out of school or college but here at West Midlands Police that’s often not the case. The majority of our new student […]

This year will be one of the first years that I will not be working over Christmas. My father died this year and my wife lost her nan and both […]

– The #HumansofWMP series is a chance to find out more about the people who work for the force – Chris talks about how she fits in being a reservist […]

#HumansofWMP: Jessica Redmond – Engagement and Consultation Officer, Sandwell “In primary school, I remember being told I was stupid. I remember failing my SATS and my parents being told I […]

#HumansofWMP: Namera Shafiq, detective constable When I told my family I was applying to be a police officer it came as a shock to say the least, concerns for my […]

#HumansofWMP series is a chance to find out more about the people who work for the force. It focuses on the individual and not the job and aims to show […]

#HumansofWMP: Simona Zetu, PCSO I was born in Romania to a working class family during the communist regime. I always dreamed of working for the police but at that time […]

PC Chris Beards, aged 34, Black Country Street Triage Team, married with three children. WMPeople tells the story of the varied roles, teams and valuable work carried out by colleagues […]