Protect and Serve

Richard M. Frankel is a Senior Fellow at The Soufan Center and has previously worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He has served as the Associate Director of National Intelligence and Senior FBI Representative to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence with the responsibility for overseeing and managing domestic intelligence relationships. Mr. Frankel oversaw criminal invest...

In this bonus episode of Protect & Serve, Oliver is joined by Iain Donnelly, host of the Tango Juliet Foxtrot Podcast & Steve Keogh a retired Detective Inspector and writer of Murder Investigation Team & Murder Investigation Team: Jack the Ripper.  The three discuss the challenges facing British policing, where to now for The Met Police and what three things they would consider if...

Bruce O'Brien is an Assistant Commissioner of the New Zealand Police.  Currently, though he finds himself in his new and exciting role for NZ Police based in London as the Senior Liaison Officer for the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. An exciting role contributing to keeping New Zealand safe from afar. In this episode of Protect and Serve, Bruce and talk about his career in p...

Raj Kohli joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1992. In 1999 he was promoted to Inspector and, in 2001, completed the Senior Investigators Course and moved to the Borough of Brent as the Detective Inspector in charge of pro-active operations.  In 2006 Raj was promoted to Chief Inspector and was made the operational lead for the policing of South Brent. Shortly after, he moved into a cent...

Simon Bowden retired from Thames Valley Police as a chief superintendent in 2018 after a busy career. He worked in numerous operational roles, from response officer to public order commander.  Simon was the Local Police Area Commander for Bracknell before commanding the police in Windsor and Maidenhead and then moving on to be the commander at Slough and then to the National Police Chief’s Co...

Ret'd Supt Martin Gallagher held a variety of roles during his career including operational patrol, both as a Constable and Sergeant; Detective roles (DC and DS) including drugs interdiction, intelligence and as a serious crime investigator / Dep SIO; national resilience work, including crisis events, the London Olympics and COP26; Divisional level Co-ordination and Partnership engagement; Executi...

Having joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1982, Simon was promoted to Commander in 2003 after 20 years working on murder and child abuse cases, and in some of the most challenging environments.   From 2007 to 2012 he was the head of the Metropolitan Police Homicide and Serious Crime Command, dealing with the investigation of murder and serious crime in both London and (where called on)...

Harry Miller, a former police officer from Humberside, was investigated by police over a poem that he posted on Twitter. A “cohesion officer” from Humberside Police telephoned Harry and told him that, while his tweets had not broken any laws, he should not to engage in political debate on Twitter “because some people don’t like it”. The officer cited 30 ‘potentially offensive tweets’, but the poli...

For nearly 20 years Retired D/Sgt Miles Manning helped many families following the death of a loved one as a result of violent crime or mass casualty event. Working on The Tsunami he began to understand the complexities and complete lack of support to families of those who died abroad. Following the attacks in Sousse and Brussels he led the team of Family Liaison Officers deployed in country assis...

For nearly 20 years Retired D/Sgt Miles Manning helped many families following the death of a loved one as a result of violent crime or mass casualty event. Working on The Tsunami he began to understand the complexities and complete lack of support to families of those who died abroad. Following the attacks in Sousse and Brussels he led the team of Family Liaison Officers deployed in country assis...

Victor served as a police officer for 35 years. He joined Surrey Police in 1982 straight from university, where he obtained a BSc Biochemistry (Hons) degree.   He transferred to the City of London Police in 1990 and worked in various roles that included Detective Inspector in the Fraud Squad.  In 2003 he went on secondment to the Home Office to work on Stop and Search in the Office...

Victor served as a police officer for 35 years. He joined Surrey Police in 1982 straight from university, where he obtained a BSc Biochemistry (Hons) degree.   He transferred to the City of London Police in 1990 and worked in various roles that included Detective Inspector in the Fraud Squad.  In 2003 he went on secondment to the Home Office to work on Stop and Search in the Office...

Chris Donaldson spent three decades policing the streets of London, with substantial experience as a firearms and public order commander. Chris has also served as a Chair, Board Member, and youth mentor for a number of charities focused on serving young people in the inner city of London. In this episode of Protect and Serve, Chris walks us through the challenges of policing one of the most divers...

Since 1996 Mike has worked in Senior Management positions as either a Superintendent or Chief Superintendent in three Police Forces, namely the West Midlands Police, the Sovereign Bases Police in Cyprus, and the British Transport Police. In January 2003 he was awarded the Queens Police Medal in the New Years Honours List for services to the Police. Having concluded his service with the Police in t...

Rory has spent more than a decade working on law and order, from fighting crime and disorder on the beat as a neighbourhood police officer in south London to advocating for anti-crime policies in the corridors of Whitehall and Parliament. Most recently, Rory served as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Justice and Home Affairs in the No10 Policy Unit. He is unique in having served as both a...

Rory has spent more than a decade working on law and order, from fighting crime and disorder on the beat as a neighbourhood police officer in south London to advocating for anti-crime policies in the corridors of Whitehall and Parliament. Most recently, Rory served as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Justice and Home Affairs in the No10 Policy Unit. He is unique in having served as both a...

For 26 years, G was a police officer in London's Metropolitan Police Service, where he came out as the UK's first openly gay Black police officer. During his service with London’s Metropolitan Police Service, G facilitated workshops as part of national initiatives, implemented by the National Police Improvement Agency, to increase D+I awareness and practices supporting both frontline and executive...

For 26 years, G was a police officer in London's Metropolitan Police Service, where he came out as the UK's first openly gay Black police officer. During his service with London’s Metropolitan Police Service, G facilitated workshops as part of national initiatives, implemented by the National Police Improvement Agency, to increase D+I awareness and practices supporting both frontline and executive...

Jason Semple is a career cop. A guy who has faced down some of the biggest challenges that policing could throw at anyone. There is no greater challenge than lying on the footpath, bleeding to death and remembering about a book you read which trained the mind to relax, a book that Jason would agree probably saved his life. He has had an incredible policing career, both inside and outside of unifor...

Jason Semple is a career cop. A guy who has faced down some of the biggest challenges that policing could throw at anyone. There is no greater challenge than lying on the footpath, bleeding to death and remembering about a book you read which trained the mind to relax, a book that Jason would agree probably saved his life. He has had an incredible policing career, both inside and outside of unifor...

Retired Assistant Chief Constable, Paul Fullwood has demonstrated exceptional leadership, organisational ability, and intellectual capability, verified by having risen to senior executive level in one of the most demanding and complex organisations in UK policing. Paul has an exceptional record of thriving in the most sensitive and high pressure environments, able to drive performance, inspire con...

Retired Assistant Chief Constable, Paul Fullwood has demonstrated exceptional leadership, organisational ability, and intellectual capability, verified by having risen to senior executive level in one of the most demanding and complex organisations in UK policing. Paul has an exceptional record of thriving in the most sensitive and high pressure environments, able to drive performance, inspire con...

Ret'd Police Sergeant Gill Williams spent over 20 years as a professional police diver with Thames Valley Police, she was the first female to lead a dive team in the United Kingdom and is one of the most respected police divers of her generation. She has been involved in and led on hundreds of police diving operations. In this episode of Protect and Serve, Gill reflects on her career and recalls s...

Having served as a Metropolitan Police Officer for 20 years, serving in SO14(2) Royalty Personal Protection, SO19 Force Firearms Command and The Territorial Support Group (TSG). Simon Morgan gained experience and knowledge in the Police Service at such events as Trooping of The Colour, The 7/7 Terrorist Attacks and the Paddington Rail Disaster. In this episode, we explore some of Simon's career hi...

Having served as a Metropolitan Police Officer for 20 years, serving in SO14(2) Royalty Personal Protection, SO19 Force Firearms Command and The Territorial Support Group (TSG). Simon Morgan gained experience and knowledge in the Police Service at such events as Trooping of The Colour, The 7/7 Terrorist Attacks and the Paddington Rail Disaster. In this episode, we explore some of Simon's career hi...