David Price, St Helena Chief of Police From Merseyside to St Helena via Cheshire: A Policing Journey

Trevor Botting is a former UK Sussex Police senior officer, former Chief of Police at the Saint Helena Police Force, and former Commissioner at the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police.

In his first interview with David Price, Chief of Police in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, David discusses his career in policing, starting with his experience in Merseyside and then moving to Cheshire.

We apologise for some poor audio - the line from St Helena was not kind to us !

He talks about his involvement in a national counter-terrorist exercise and his promotion to sergeant. He also shares his experiences as a custody officer and his work on building new custody suites.

David then discusses his role in planning and managing the Creamfields music festival and his involvement in firearms and public order policing. He highlights the importance of increasing the representation of female officers in the firearms unit. He  concludes by mentioning his work in the Cheshire-North Wales Alliance and his experience at the Olympics.

Keywords
policing, counter-terrorism, promotion, custody officer, music festival, firearms, public order, Cheshire-North Wales Alliance, Olympics

Takeaways

David Price had a diverse career in policing, starting in Merseyside and then moving to Cheshire.
He was involved in a national counter-terrorist exercise and was promoted to sergeant.
David worked as a custody officer and was responsible for building new custody suites.
He played a key role in planning and managing the Creamfields music festival.
Price was involved in firearms and public order policing, with a focus on increasing the representation of female officers.
He was part of the Cheshire-North Wales Alliance and had the opportunity to work at the Olympics.

Sound Bites

"An interesting eight months of my career because it was an area of policing I hadn't had any experience of."
"The interview was one of the oddest things I've ever done."
"Moving to Warrington was really interesting. A very different style of policing than urban Liverpool."

Chapters
00:00.  Introduction and Career in Merseyside
02:01.  Moving to Cheshire and Diverse Experiences
10:06.  Focus on Firearms and Increasing Representation
19:52.  Transition to St. Helena and Policing in a Small Community


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