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Letter from the editor Brief always aims to share important information that affects everyone across the Force as well as the many wonderful stories about the work of our officers and staff across GMP. This issue is no exception, we take a look at the new GMP iPhone app which is proving to be a huge hit with the public. As Brief was published, the main GMP Twitter account @gmpolice has more than 120,000 followers, thousands more are also following their local neighbourhood team's Twitter accounts. This shows that the emergence of online and social media continues to grow as an important means of engagement with the public. You can read more about the new GMP app on page 4. With cybercrime becoming an increasing problem for the Force, Det Con Jim Lyon from the Major Fraud Team tells Brief about an operation that helped stop thousands of people from becoming victims of online credit card fraud, you can read his story on page 17. In preparation for the decommissioning of Chester House, a ceremony took place to remove plaques which commemorated GMP officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. We remember all those who lost their lives on pages 3031. Finally, as we get ready for the next edition, the editorial team would love to hear from you about the great work taking place across the Force.
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Chief Constable’s Column
2
PCC’s Column
6-7
Divisional Roundup
Features 4-5
GMP’s new iPhone app
8-9
Burglary toolkit
10
Button burglar / Pay slips
11
Lantern of hope for Chinatown
12-13 Economic Crime Unit 14
Not Belgian waffle
15
Supporting women in GMP
16
Social media to the rescue
17
Cyber crime
18
Excellence Awards
19
The impact of PMIT2
20
Diary of events
21
Operation Marine
22
Developing key leadership skills
23
Stop hate crime
24
Video Box goes live
GMP Community 25-27 Charities & Obituaries
Patricia Jones, Editor
Guest contributors Detective Chief Inspector Dave Pester Dave is a Detective Chief Inspector for the South Manchester Division. He has 20 years service with GMP and previously served at Longsight on the South Manchester Division and Stockport Division.
Kevin Hoy Kevin is the Web Manager in Corporate Communications Branch. He has more than 10 years’ experience working with the web and social media.
Steve Butterworth Steve is the Head of Learning Services responsible for delivering alternative methods of learning. He has worked for GMP for 10 years, mainly in the area of critical incident training. If you’ve got a great idea for a future issue, please get in touch by emailing the Brief team – brief@gmp.police.uk
28-29 Lest we forget 30-31 Letters of Appreciation 32-33 Advertisements 34
Creating chances
Sports & Social 35
Sporting glory
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