Humberside Police

PD Riggs and his handler PC Silcock have an exciting weekend coming up, as this Saturday they are taking part in the upcoming National Police Dog Trials🥇 PD Riggs and handler PC Silcock will be representing our force in the competition for the second year running, having qualified at the recent Regional Police Dog Trials. This annual event brings together the UK’s top police dog teams to showcase their exceptional skills, dedication and service to public safety. It’s a celebration of canine excellence, with the competition taking place over four days and across three sites, with 21 competitors from police forces across the country competing in three phases: 🐾Tracking 🔍Searching 🐕‍🦺Criminal work, obedience and agility The duo has been training together to ensure they are fully ready for the challenges which will include a series of demanding tests within searching, responding and detaining suspects. They are both prepared and in peak fitness and I’m sure you’re with us when we say we are all hoping for a 🐾pawsative🐾 result🏆

Stop and search is a policing power used in specific circumstances where officers have legal grounds to stop a person and search them for items such as offensive weapons, or stolen property and items carried to commit criminal damage or theft related offences. It is used to help prevent crime, protect the public, and remove illegal items from our streets. Before officers use these powers, they complete structured training to ensure they are prepared to use them appropriately, fairly, and professionally. Find out more about the training on our website via the link in our bio.

Have you heard about Bobbi yet? Bobbi is our AI virtual assistant on our website, here to help with non-emergency questions 24/7. Using police information, Bobbi can give advice, answer common questions and point you in the right direction to the right services. If Bobbi can’t help, or you’d rather speak to someone, you’ll be connected to one of our contact handlers.

From assisting patrol colleagues with arrest attempts, dealing with difficult offenders, helping vulnerable people, recovering stolen plant machinery, conducting stop and searches, transporting perpetrators to custody, and everything in between. We have Special Constables embedded across all different teams across our force including our Rural Task Force, Roads Policing Team, Neighbourhood Policing Teams, Patrol, and even our Marine Unit. We have Specials who are drone pilots, or taser trained. Specials who are police staff in roles like Digital Forensics. Specials who are teaching assistants, offshore wind technicians, stay at home parents, and bankers. If you saw them in the street, you wouldn’t know the difference between a regular officer and a volunteer. They have the same powers and responsibilities, and the same mindset – they want to make a difference and protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. 📹Here’s a short raw behind-the-scenes insight from real body worn footage from a mixture of serving Specials across our force. Applications are now open for volunteers to join us both on land and on sea –apply today. 🌊Marine Specials: /vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-3/brand-3/xf-c7438bfd563a/candidate/so/pm/6/pl/1/opp/9949-Marine-Special-Constable-Volunteer-Police-Officer-January-2027-Intake/en-GB 🚔Regular Specials: /vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-3/brand-3/xf-305c69685f39/candidate/so/pm/6/pl/1/opp/9934-HP-Special-Constable-Volunteer-Police-Officer-January-2027-Intake/en-GB

Meet Barton Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant Sarah Jackson 👋 Covering Barton, Winterton, and Ferry Wards, Sarah transferred from Bedfordshire Police back in 2020 taking up a role in Neighbourhood Policing - and she’s never looked back!   From being trained in everything from trauma to response, vehicle pursuits and stingers, and even Wildlife Crime, Sarah has been crowned Leader of the Year and her team have won awards for Problem Solving and their Crime Prevention work too.   Every day, her role is centred around one thing: Keeping people safe.   So let’s hear more from Sarah 🚨💬 head to the 🔗 in our stories for more.

A glimpse of Goole neighbourhood policing and the surrounding areas 👮 🚓 From school engagements and community patrols, to acting on reported concerns and making arrests – no two days are the same. We recently spent the day with officers based at Goole Police Station to capture a snapshot of their work, read all about it via ‘Latest news’ in our bio 🔗

There’s no such thing as a ‘typical’ shift in our Force Control Room. If you could look over the shoulder of a call handler, you might see something like the above. Emergency calls requiring immediate police response, concerns for vulnerable people, reports of incidents in progress, and information being shared by you, members of the public. All coming in back-to-back and all being assessed in real time. Questions, concerns, and information come in alongside urgent incidents - each one listened to, recorded, and logged. It’s not all sirens and urgency. Sometimes it’s making sure help gets to where it’s needed most quickly. Sometimes it’s deciding where to send resources next. Sometimes it’s helping prevent something from escalating further. The Control Room is staffed 24/7 by experienced call handlers, dealing with a constant flow of demand and making decisions about risk, priority, and response in real time. For non-emergency contact, you can use 101, report online or use Bobbi for general questions and information when it’s not urgent. In an emergency, always call 999.

Ever had a non-emergency question and weren’t sure who to ask or how to get in touch with us? We introduced Bobbi, our AI virtual assistant, designed to answer frequently asked, non-emergency questions that would normally come into our Force Control Room and be handled by a call handler. Alongside our existing ways of contacting us, including online forms, telephone lines and front counters, Bobbi provides an additional option, giving people 24/7 access to advice and information. You can find Bobbi on our website at the bottom right corner of your screen, just click on the speech bubble and ask your non-emergency question.

Picture this… You applied to be a Special Constable on a sunny Bank Holiday in May 2026 🌞 Fast forward eight months, and it’s now a cold Tuesday evening in January 2027, and you’re nearing the end of your Special Constable training. You’re in one of our classrooms at Courtland Road in Hull, and your tutor is summarising what you’ve been learning about Domestic Abuse in the last couple of sessions. You’re thinking about how you can put that into practice in a series of role plays throughout the evening. You then don your spotless police uniform, turn on your radio and body worn cameras, and split into pairs to await your “deployment”. Maybe you looked to use this volunteer role as a stepping stone into eventually becoming a regular, paid police officer, maybe at this point, you are still deciding. You might be midway through a law or criminology degree or want the best of both worlds to pursue your passion in hospitality, marketing, or finance, and policing at the same time. Maybe you’ve got a whole family history of being in the military and want to follow in your grandparents’ footsteps, hoping to adopt their collar number from back in the day. You could be keeping it in the family too, joining your mum, dad, brother, sister, aunt, or uncle. Whatever reason you decided to fill out that application, future you will thank you for it. Apply to join us as a Special Constable, on land or on sea, today 👉 head to our stories for more 📱

Have fun this bank holiday but remember, we’ll be out across the force and reining in anyone who commits a crime 🚨 If you need us, you can call 999 or 101, our call handlers and officers are ready to assist 24/7 📞

It's the first May Bank Holiday weekend, it's finally starting to feel like summer is on the way, and our Neighbourhood Policing Officers will be out and about in the usual fashion engaging with the community, tackling crime, catching criminals, and making a real difference on their patch. Make sure you say hello when you see them out and about 👋🌞 If you want to learn more about your local policing team, simply pop your postcode into the 'Find Your Area' at the top of our website homepage: / For all the latest happenings in your area, sign up to My Community Alert: /

Officers from the Beverley Neighbourhood Policing Team continue to proactively tackle drug related harm and wider criminality in the community. As part of this, in the last twelve months alone, the team has conducted 16 warrants across Beverley, targeting addresses linked to suspected drug activity and associated offences. This has resulted in numerous positive outcomes, including arrests, charges and the disruption of criminal activity, with seven individuals sent to court with drugs and weapons offences. This enforcement forms part of long-term problem solving, with officer’s working closely with partners at East Riding of Yorkshire Council to secure closure orders on properties linked to anti-social behaviour, drug use and criminal activity. A range of other outcomes are also used, including community resolutions and safeguarding measures, recognising that each situation requires a balanced response. Neighbourhood Policing Inspector Matt Wilson said: “Beverley is a great place to visit, live and work, and our continued work is aimed to ensure it stays that way. “Activity like this is about disrupting those involved in criminality as well as preventing these issues from escalating and offenders’ ability to operate within the community. “We continue to work closely with the community and partners, and I would like to thank the public for reporting their concerns so we can take action and prevent further harm. “Anyone with information about criminality is encouraged to report it to us on our non-emergency number 101, to ensure we can take appropriate action to deal with any issues. Always call 999 in an emergency.” Information can be reported anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.