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In episode five, response officers patrolled Lincoln city centre to deal with the busiest night of 2021 as nightclubs reopened for the first time in almost two years as lockdown restrictions eased. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite “Sometimes we’ve got nine police officers out and we can only go to as many jobs as those nine police officers can attend so sometimes people have to wait.”ĭan Cooper has worked for Lincolnshire Police for four years. We have the right amount of staff to manage the jobs that are coming in, but you can’t predict everything can you, as you’ve seen on the show. There’s been constant cuts, we have minimal staff. Sergeant Cooper believes the force was “shown in a good light” in the Channel 5 show, but said: “I suppose every police force is under a lot of pressure at the moment. Lincolnshire Police is said to be the lowest funded force in the country, and this often puts a strain on resources with officers having to cancel rest days, or sometimes annual leave. “I’ve been recognised a few times when I’ve been out and about like in Starbucks and Morrisons, and we like to have a look at Twitter to see what the comments are.” Obviously, amongst ourselves we all take the mickey out of each other, so we’ve had a bit of a laugh and a giggle at ourselves on the TV.
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He said: “I enjoyed watching it and I’d happily do it again.
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He told The Lincolnite “it’s unusual” being followed around by TV cameras but that “you get used to it after a while, it’s our job, we’re not film stars”. Sergeant Cooper is no stranger to television appearances having appeared on ‘Cops UK: Bodycam Squad’ during his time at Nottinghamshire Police, and he admitted he loved tuning in on Monday nights to watch Inside The Force: 24/7. Sergeants Rosy Elkins and Dan Cooper from Lincolnshire Police both featured in Channel 5’s Inside The Force: 24/7.