David Adams

Most recent up-to Retirement September 2024

Duties/Resourcing sergeant - Managed personally 10 Police officers in my team, but was responsible for the resourcing/overseeing of over 1500 officers across the three boroughs of policing - Ilford, Havering and Barking/Dagenham.

Was involved the overseeing and resourcing of significant events - for example Policing During Covid, London Riots, Queens Funeral and Kings Coronation….and other major events across my three boroughs and the Metropolitan Police Service. i Received recognition from my Chief Superintendent for these events.

i was required to liaise with officers of various ranks on different occasions and also at times challenged their decisions around resourcing.

This role required me to have the rolling skill set:

In December 2023 I successfully passed the Interview/assessment for becoming a Substantive Sergeant.

I had been a serving Police officer for over 30 years and in this time have carried out my duties in various roles, some being specialist.

1994 - 2004

Borough Police officer (Constable) where I put to use my basic policing skills that I had been taught on my 18 week residential course. I gained many skills in this time ranging from Driving, Public Order, Searching (Polsa - Counter Terrorism Search Trained) Control Room Operative and street duties instructor ( Assisted in teaching new officers who had come out from training).

2004 - 2013

Police General Purpose Dog Handler Dog Handler - Successfully passed selection process for Dog Handler, and went on to pass an intense Basic course with Police Dog Chaz. During this time i along with other handlers were followed by BBC Breakfast TV following our progress from start to finish. Along with my dog I went on to become a Firearms Support Dog Handler and Public Order trained Dog Handler.

2013 - 2014

Firearms officer - Sco19

2017 - 2020

Returned to continue being a General Purpose Dog Handler

Present as shown above 2020 - 2024