On Wednesday (16/2) officers and staff were commended at Thames Valley Police's latest Chief Constable Awards Ceremony.
The awards recognise those that have gone above and beyond in their roles and have carried out exceptional work.
PCSO Paul Colborne was commended for providing lifesaving first aid to a person who was found with a stab wound in Milton Keynes.
Officers received a call from a member of the public reporting that someone had been stabbed. PCSO Colborne was the first on scene and immediately applied pressure to the stab wound to stem the bleeding.
Once paramedics arrived, the officers carried on assisting with providing first aid.
If the victim had not received this treatment before paramedics arrived then they may not have survived.
Among those receiving an award was also a team made up of various officers and members of staff for their work in an operation that was targeted at tackling county drug lines, aiming to deter and disrupt those trying to conduct their activity in the Thames Valley.
Thames Valley Police is committed through our Stronghold work to working in partnership to tackle serious organised crime and exploitation.
Over six months, the team worked hard to obtain intelligence that would give them an accurate picture of county drug lines within the force area. As a result, over 70 arrests were made, which subsequently led to a number of convictions, as well as numerous people being safeguarded. Over 800 wraps of drugs were also seized along with more than £20,000 in cash.
Also commended at this ceremony was DC Nicola Tompkins for her work as part of the CID team covering the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead area in investigating and dismantling an organised crime group (OCG).
Their work identified the leader of the OCG who was believed to be a high-level cocaine dealer. The team worked to identify the leader’s second in command as well as the extent of the drug dealing and the financial gain they were getting.
Through the gathering of intelligence and evidence against the pair it was discovered that the OCG was making over £325,000 a year through dealing high purity cocaine.
In 2020, the leader of the OCG and his second in command were sentenced to a combined total of over 14 years.
Other members of the team have also been commended and have already received their awards.
You can read about more awards given out here.
