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From as early as he could remember, Mark Thornton wanted to be a bobby on the beat. He had watched a lot of TV in his childhood years of the 1970s, from Starsky and Hutch to Z-Cars, Dickson of Dock Green and Sweeney. His dream job was to put on a big hat and walk around, helping people and communities. It was his mam who saw the news article advertising a force's recruitment drive. In what seemed like only a matter of days he was part of that recruit selection and was soon told he was in: he was to become an officer of the law. These pages outline Mark's first two years' probationary period, detailing some of the funnier experiences he faced and the scrapes he and his shift navigated. Those early years helped to shape Mark's 30-year career in the police, something he looks back on now with pride and a smile. He hopes the book will make you smile and realise how much things have changed in a relatively short time period.

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Mark Thornton(M. Ed / BA (Hons) / Cert Ed / FCMI)Now retired from policing, Mark started his career in 1987, joining the special constabulary with Northumbria Police. He worked in the city centre of Newcastle Upon Tyne. He joined Cleveland Police in 1989 and was posted to the South Bank Police Station, where M223 was his first footbeat.He went on to serve for 30 years, rising to the rank of superintendent, a senior leader in that force. He was both a strategic public order and a tactical firearms commander. His last day in uniform was spent in Buckingham Palace at one of the Queen's garden parties.Mark now runs his own leadership training and consultancy company with clients all over the world. A family man with two adult daughters, he enjoys the outdoors and travelling.

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