Bob Cameron Appointed Inspector for Aberdeen and Inverness

Congratulations to Bob Cameron who has just been appointed as Inspector in the north sector with responsibility for Aberdeen and Inverness police stations.

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Seven Months for Hearts Fan

Callum Inglis (22), a Hearts supporter from Broxburn has been sentenced to seven months in prison after being found guilty of assaulting a Celtic fan at Edinburgh’s Haymarket station last year.

Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that Inglis attacked his victim, a 16 year old student from Lochgelly in Fife, after the SPL match between the two sides at Tynecastle on 2 November 2008. The male victim was punched and left with facial injuries which did not require hospital treatment.

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Universal CCTV Software Launch

The Force is launching a new CCTV viewing application called SiraView, that will be available across all police Areas (initially on a limited number of networked computers).

SiraView is a universal CCTV player that will enable viewing of a variety of different digital CCTV systems outputs, without other software having to be installed.  The application is aimed at front line officers investigating CCTV images.

One of the main advantages of the application is that it allows the user to use the same front end piece of software regardless of which CCTV format they want to view. This should enable officers to build up a familiarity with the application as they are seeing the same software each time rather than having to become familiar with the many different CCTV players.

The software will be supported by the ‘Technology Service Desk’ who will also hold a list of locations where SiraView has been deployed. To find out where your nearest terminal is or to make a technical support enquiry contact the Service Desk.

Before using the software it is advised that you complete the short training package for SiraView which can be found on the Force intranet Crime Reduction Department’s CCTV web page.  See link below.

 http://a00-cms/btpintranet/Default.aspx?page=8568

There are many CCTV formats that SiraView cannot play, but as these formats are identified they can be built in to the next release of the software. Therefore, anyone coming across a format that won’t play should let the Service Desk know so that it can be included in future versions.

If you have any feedback or questions concerning this application please contact Mick Napier or Mark Leahy (Force CCTV Department).

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East Midlands Joins North East Area

Wales and Western’s East Midlands sector will officially join the North East Area at one minute to midnight on 31 March.

The project is now in its final stages after months of planning and a final briefing will be issued to East Midlands staff and officers at Nottingham, Derby and Leicester stations, to introduce them to the North East Area.

East Midlands will have a new sector commander, Chief Inspector David Scott, who will report to Superintendent Nicki Watson under North East Area Commander, Chief Superintendent Terry Nicholson.

Force IT systems including Origin HR, Command and Control, Administration of Justice systems and Crime Recording Systems will be amended to reflect the move, and fundamentals such as call signs amended as necessary.

Project manager, Chief Inspector Dave Oram, said: “The merger will be the result of many months’ work and we are into the last stages of this now, so thank you to everyone involved for their support and patience during this process.

“Throughout the project we have tried to minimise the disruption to the staff and officers affected, and to the service we provide to the industry, and I think we have achieved that.

“We are now looking forward to the switchover date at the end of the month and will keep all affected staff and officers informed about any supporting changes as they happen.”

If you have any questions regarding the move and how it will affect you or your department, please contact CI Dave Oram on 07956 288 115 or the new East Midlands Sector Commander CI David Scott on 07920 508 794.

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