Insp Joey Lester

After working super hard for the last week and a half I passed my public order public safety commanders course today! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Today I took my team out for mental health at work awareness training! It was so important so get some fresh air whilst tackling this sensitive topic. Lucky to live and work here!

Fantastic first day at the senior women’s policing conference! Surrounded by powerful role models! Thank you @DC_Police for allowing me to come and learn!

@BettyBoochichi2 @Ex_arv_sgt I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Claire! She has done so much for officers and I hope she has the best retirement!

A police officer who suffered life-changing injuries while protecting the public in 2018 has decided to retire after 23 years' service. PC Claire Bond's leg and kneecap were broken when she was crushed by the car of a drug dealer in Stafford, but she was able to punch him in the face to stop him driving into runners in the town's 10k race. She returned to Staffordshire Police 19 months later, but said: "I put so much energy into that, I'm a little worn out." Ms Bond said after she retired on Thursday, she hoped to set up a charity to work with injured police officers and their families. She said: "I always saw myself as doing 30 years, that I would retire just before my 60th birthday." But she remembered the words of a former Chief Constable, Jane Sawyers, who told her: "You don't have to have been in 30 years to be a good police officer, you just try your best." She said it made her realise she had "given a good 23 years to the police force". Now, she said: "It's time, perhaps, to concentrate on my family, because they have been there supporting me the whole time." Ms Bond said she had been determined her police career would not end when she was injured and she had worked as hard as she could to get back into the force as quickly as possible. "I remember thinking if I no longer want to be a police officer for any reason, then that's to be my decision and not someone else deciding that for me," she said. She said she had wanted people to be proud of her, but looking back now, she reflected: "I don't know who I was trying to prove this to, because those around me were saying you don't have to work this hard." With more operations to come, including a knee replacement, she said: "I've come to the decision I'm not physically well enough to be a police officer." As soon as she retires, she plans to go on a holiday to Gran Canaria with a group of friends. She then wants to set up a charity called Wounded Blue Line, using her own experiences to create a liason between injured officers, their families and the police. Link to article: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The power of social media!! Very happy mum of the owner has collected it! :) thank you for sharing!! :)

We have had this mobile phone handed in at Barnstaple police station. It was found in the Pilton area. Please pop to the station today if it’s yours. @NorthDevonNews

Thoughts to all their loved ones! Thank you for your service! #WeWillRemember

@MountyinaCounty Dolphin sound maybe??

Disorder has broken out in the HP household, because I have "'apparently' made the wrong sound for a narwhal and the family aren't having my efforts, despite strong protests I had to pick up a stack of cards. Who can even describe a narwhal sound?

Today I am remembering Nicola & Fiona. Who paid the greatest price. Rest peacefully you brave, beautiful human beings…

Rest days are the best days.. until your naughty dog rolls in fox 💩!

@PD_MagicMerlin 🩷🐕

Lovely photo

@PD_MagicMerlin @CornwallDogs @PoliceDogDorset @DC_PoliceDogs Beautiful!!

Feeling a tad 😴 Nothing like good team track 🐕 to finish a refresher. Mum was nearly 🏊‍♀️ too 😆. All licensed for another year👍🏻. Well done to PDs Recko, Maverick & Rex too & to @CornwallDogs for taking the course @PoliceDogDorset @DC_PoliceDogs

@PCSO30747 This is so exciting!! We are so lucky to have you! West Devon is a wonderful place to work!

🧵 1/4 … I’ve been a bit quiet on X recently whilst trying to make a big decision. This is my last week working in the magnificent city of Plymouth. I’m off on a new adventure to learn what rural policing is all about. From 18th Sept I’m moving to …

@DC_PoliceDogs Good luck!! Dan was a PC on my team so I’m very proud of him smashing his career dream of being a dog handler!

End of a very successful first week for our Initial course teams. Left to right Steve with TPD Blue, Dan with TPD Belle and Sam with TPD Bron

@MelSimmonds3 Oh sweetheart!! Sending you lots of love and positive thoughts!! Please let me know if I can do anything x

Received my biopsy results today - I have invasive ductal cancer Now got a challenging journey ahead including surgery, radiotherapy, possible chemotherapy and a 5 year hormone treatment It’s not believed to be life limiting at this stage so I’m remaining cautiously optimistic

@NorthDevonLive_ @NorthDevonNews Barnstaple Police are currently searching with the support of @NPASSouthWest and @PoliceDogGus . Please share on all social media platforms for us please!

@MelSimmonds3 Sending lots of love!!

Thank you all for the very kind messages - I will respond to all. Not the best news but also not the worst. Ultrasound indicative of possible cancer (consultant feels probable) 1/5

@SAPTCLLC Actually the public order role isn’t a job it’s an additional skill that officers hold!

@InspJoeyLester Everyone who has a job works there voluntarily. How dumb.

Anyone who is public order trained does it voluntarily! Makes me very proud of officers who take this role up!