We are supporting Response Policing Week 2024!

No two days are the same for a response officer. The situations they face can be difficult, demanding and unpredictable therefore they are trained to be prepared to provide a frontline response to complex, confrontational and at times traumatic incidents.

When a member of the public dials 999 a response officer is often the first face that they will see.

They are usually the ones who are running towards an emergency to protect those at risk of harm and to establish what has happened, when most people’s instinct would be to run away.

It can therefore be mentally, physically and emotionally demanding. The incidents they attend to can range from a member of the public being seriously injured, someone in distress or a violent crime taking place such as an armed robbery to a report of a high-risk missing person.

Superintendent Martin Hopps, Cleveland Police’s tactical lead for response policing, said: “We’re shining a light on response policing officers who are often the ones you see heading towards danger to save members of the public during times of crisis or life-threatening emergencies.

“It is a rewarding and at times a difficult and demanding role but one that is extremely important and crucial in protecting and serving our communities.

“A job that they do all year round and one that we are appreciative of deserves to be acknowledged and recognised and this week we aim to celebrate all that they do.”