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IPA News

Trip to Israel Scott Coleman , 6 Region, City of London and Westminster Branch In June 2023, Scott Coleman travelled to Tel Aviv, in Israel. He submitted a Travel Form asking to meet members in Israel, and Israel assisted Scott in every way possible.

Scott says “Thank you to all for helping setup my visit to Israel Police, and special thanks to Yosi, for coming to pick me up and giving up his time showing me around and introducing me to other officers and his many gifts! These were excellent. It was great to meet everyone and see how things work in Israel, very interesting.” If you are going away and wish to meet members abroad, please submit a Travel Form at least one month in advance. A Spanish Welcome to London Oz Bagatirlar , Chair, London North Branch I had the pleasure to spend a day in London, with Josep Maria Rota and his family. Josep is a Sergeant in the Mossos D’Squadra, Catalan Regional Police. As soon as they arrived at Liverpool Street, it was straight to Islington Police Station, in the Central North BCU, for a tour of the building. This included visits to the Body Worn Video download room, something of particular interest to Josep, as the Catalan Police will be rolling out the devices later this year. I introduced them to different units, including some Spanish speaking officers, who gave Josep and his family a unique insight into British Policing, as being a foreign national Constable in the Met, is not common across the rest of Europe. After the station visit, our tour of Islington continued with a visit to the Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal Football Club. Here, we were taken on an informative walk around the stadium, coupled with conversations on policing style and traditions. The tour continued with a guided “crime tour” of the borough, with stories of the various incidents and crimes that I investigated or supervised. Our day concluded at the hotel, after a drive through the non-touristic parts of London, giving Josep and his family a different view of London, not typically found on any tourist itinerary. This is typical of any IPA exchange or visit, the chance to meet with colleagues from around the world, to see and experience things that you would never be able to do without tapping into the IPA extended network. “Servo per amikeco”.

POLICE WORLD Vol 68 No.4, 2023

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