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IPA News

New Police Charity Cornwall Police officers are assisting Superintendent Ian DRUMMOND-SMITH (the visionary behind the project) to create a new Police charity. This ambitious proposal has been agreed by the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police and the Police federation and has a designated committee overseeing the process. This new Cornwall based charity is called KRESLU (Cornish word for Police) and its aims are to: • Support the entire “Police family” in the Duchy. (Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly) which includes Police Officers, Special Constables, Police staff including PCSOs and Detention Officers. • To support anyone from the above mentioned group who has been injured (either Physically or psychologically) in the execution of their duty ANYWHERE in the world. • To support the Police family based outside of Cornwall who are injured in the execution of their duty within Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly would also be eligible for assistance. • Crucially (perhaps) is officers do not need to be a member and there are no subscription fees to pay. An example of an hypothetical scenario where KRESLU would hope to offer assistance would be: • A Cornwall based Officer who (on or off duty) whilst in London (for example) is injured intervening in an incident (for example a street robbery). • A London based Officer who (on or off duty) whilst in Cornwall is injured whilst intervening in an incident (for example apprehending a suspect). Finally, in a bid to create some revenue for this new charity we are to hold a summer ball on 17th September 2016.

The Fair Arm of the Law 2015 celebrated the centenary of the British Policewomen and last year a number of conferences were held around the Force area to commemorate that significant anniversary. Simon Dell was invited by the Women in Policing Network to give some historical presentations about the creation of the policewomen. His new book “The Fair Arm of the Law” is now published and available for purchase. “This is the story of the Westcountry’s Policewomen – a story which is impossible to tell without looking at the remarkable national picture which was born from the Suffragette Movement and the first paid policewomen of 1915.

This small account celebrates that century and the women who changed the history of the police service for ever.” Copies are available from Simon’s website at

www.simondell.co.uk priced at £7.99 inc p&p.

KRESLU POLICE CHARITY Cordially invites you to our Summer Charity Ball 17 th September 2016, 7pm - late China Fleet Club, Saltash

In the Darkest of Shadows In the Darkest of Shadows by Richard Allen, is the fourth in the Superintendent Mark Faraday Collection , which finds

Faraday, together with DCI Kay Yin, investigating one body with two identities, where deception and duplicity are common place and truth an inconvenience and an illusion.

Includes three course dinner, music, auction & raffle. Black tie.

£35 per person. Proceeds to Kreslu Police Charity delivering support to injured police officers, staff & volunteers in Cornwall

Limited places ! Tickets & information from PC 6541 Helen Taylor via email or 07583 143975. £20 deposit.

@kreslu

www.facebook.com/kreslupolicecharity

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POLICE WORLD Vol 61 No. 3, 2016