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Adrian Bleese spent twelve years flying on police helicopters, and attended almost 3,000 incidents, as one of only a handful of civilian air observers working anywhere in the world. In Above The Law he recounts the most intriguing, challenging, amusing and downright baffling episodes in his career working for Suffolk Constabulary and the National Police Air Service. Rescuing lost walkers, chasing cars down narrow country lanes, searching for a rural cannabis factory and disrupting an illegal forest rave...they're all in a day's work. It's a side of policing that most of us never see, and he describes it with real compassion as he lives his dream job, indulging his love of flying, the English landscape and helping people. Perhaps more than anything, it's a story about hope.
About the Author
Adrian Bleese was born and raised in the northwest of England before joining the Royal Air Force to fly on search and rescue and submarine hunting missions. On leaving the RAF, he began working for Suffolk Constabulary and spent twelve years flying on police helicopters, attending almost 3,000 police tasks even though he was neither a policeman nor a pilot. He was one of only a handful of civilian Air Observers working anywhere in the world, first for Suffolk Constabulary and then for the National Police Air Service as an Observer, Training Officer and Tactical Flight Officer. He has lived in East Anglia for more than twenty-five years.
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- Contributor: Adrian Bleese
- Imprint: Eye Books
- ISBN13: 9781785632624
- Number of Pages: 368
- Packaged Dimensions: 129x198x23mm
- Packaged Weight: 305
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Eye Books
- Release Date: 2021-07-19
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Adrian Bleese was born and raised in the northwest of England before joining the Royal Air Force to fly on search and rescue and submarine hunting missions. On leaving the RAF, he began working for Suffolk Constabulary and spent twelve years flying on police helicopters, attending almost 3,000 police tasks even though he was neither a policeman nor a pilot. He was one of only a handful of civilian Air Observers working anywhere in the world, first for Suffolk Constabulary and then for the National Police Air Service as an Observer, Training Officer and Tactical Flight Officer. He has lived in East Anglia for more than twenty-five years.
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