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Constable Nigel Wickenden,
Lincolnshire Police, is the author of
Room for Improvement. According to the
book description, “This autobiography takes us
from 1950 when the author was born to 2007. He
joined the British Army as an Aircraft
Technician apprentice and served in England,
Germany and Northern Ireland, also on
detachments to Canada, Northern Ireland,
Germany, Italy and Guernsey. He left the Army
in 1980 and immediately joined Lincolnshire
Police. He found a niche on their firearms team
which was known as the Firearms Support Group.
It was Lincolnshire's part time equivalent of
the more famous US Swat. He qualified as a
firearms instructor and carried out rapid
intervention, rifle marksman and VIP protection
duties. He was involved in a number of
incidents and helped to protect many of the
British Royal family, Margaret Thatcher, Enoch
Powell, the US Ambassador Raymond Seitz and the
President of Italy. He retired in 2002 and now
works at the local grammar school as a Cover
Supervisor. This book goes to show that so
called ordinary people can have some
extraordinary experiences.”
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Room for Improvement
About the
Lincolnshire Police Department
The Lincolnshire Police
Department is a full-service law enforcement
agency in Great Britain. It is organized into
a number of different units such as the Roads
Police Unit and the Crime Support Unit.
According to the Lincolnshire Police
Department, “The Roads Policing Unit provides
patrols on the roads throughout the county. The
Unit has bases at Lincoln, Louth, Grantham and
Boston. There are more than 70 Roads Policing
officers who have many roles including:
providing 24 hour firearms support throughout
the county; attending and dealing with all
serious and fatal road collisions; supporting
the police officers based in our three
divisions (areas) as they work to reduce crime;
and, ensuring that roads are policed positively
so that a safe motoring environment is created.
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