This is a message from our Operations Superintendent Steve Freeman ahead of potential disorder and protests in #Northampton this evening.

🗳 RE-ELECTED CHAIR LAYS DOWN PRIORITIES Sam Dobbs says it’s ‘a privilege and an honour’ to have returned as Northamptonshire Police Federation chair. He has written an open letter to all Federation members to share his aims during his tenure. READ MORE: bit.ly/43CJihh

PCs Callum Simpson and Anna O’Donoghue Northants Police responded to a high-speed collision, where a vehicle had crashed into a fuel pump and caught fire. Their actions have earned them a #PoliceBravery Award nomination 👏 Read more 👇 Sponsored by Police Mutual

🤞 GOOD LUCK TO BRAVERY NOMINEES Northamptonshire Police Federation has wished two officers good luck ahead of this week’s national Bravery Awards. PC Anna O’Donoghue & PC Callum Simpson risked their lives to pull a driver from a burning car. READ MORE: bit.ly/3IhWdgr

Our teams have been working tirelessly today to ensure everything is perfect for this evening’s #PoliceBravery Awards. We’re so excited to welcome our incredible nominees and guests. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this event so special.

Congratulations to the PS Greg Gillespie PC Luke Holden and PSCO Tim Parry from Merseyside Police , our #PoliceBravery award winners for region 1 👏 The three officers confronted and detained a suspect after he killed three children at a dance class in Southport

Ret PS Greg Steve Bolsover and PC Officer Cleveland Police are the winners of our #PoliceBravery regional award for region 2. A pair faced a brutal mob attack while protecting the public. PS Steve Bolsover said, “It’s a job like no other.”

Our #PoliceBravery award winners for region 3 are PS Kully Singh and PC Stacey Hegenbarth from West Mercia Police. The heroic duo risked their lives to stop a wrong-way driver on a busy motorway.

The winners of our #PoliceBravery regional award for region 4 are PCs Jack Milman and Tom McGrathrom Leicestershire Police 👏 The pair saved the life of a woman suffering catastrophic bleeding after her partner stabbed her.

Congratulations to PS Matthew Seekings and PS Craig Lees from Sussex Police who are our #PoliceBravery regional winners for region 5 👏 The two sergeants risked their lives at sea at night to save a vulnerable child from drowning.

Congratulations to PC Nicola Crabbe from Wiltshire Police , our #PoliceBravery region 6 winners 👏 Nominated for heroic actions in two separate incidents, she jumped into a deep canal to try and save an individual who wasn’t moving and also intervened in a serious knife attack.

PS Holly Price and PC Jordan Rockey from South Wales Police are the winners of our #PoliceBravery regional award for region 7. The pair saved a vulnerable man who had set himself alight, one suffering burns themselves in the process PS Holly Price: "We were in it together"

Congratulations to our region 8 #PoliceBravery winner, PC Mohammed Raja of Metropolitan Police . Whilst off-duty, PC Mohammed sprang into action to break up a brawl involving up to 20 individuals, single-handedly, outnumbered and unarmed.

And the overall #PoliceBravery 2025 winner is the incredible team from Merseyside Police . Congratulations to PS Greg Gillespie, PC Luke Holden & PSCO Tim Parry & to all regional winners and nominees, who have all gone above and beyond the call of duty to protect the public 🎉

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⭐ NATIONAL POLICE BRAVERY AWARDS: FED MEMBERS RECOGNISED AT 'SPECIAL' CEREMONY Northamptonshire Police’s nominees for the 2025 national Police Bravery Awards were among those honoured at a ceremony held in London. FULL STORY: bit.ly/4lYkWov

The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has described the redeployment of 1,500 officers to support President Donald Trump’s upcoming "Private Trip" 👇 Read more below 👇

😡 MP SHOULD APOLOGISE Branch secretary Charlotte Pateman, has joined the growing chorus of voices across the country condemning recent remarks from an MP that implied female police officers appear ‘vulnerable’ when working in pairs. READ MORE: bit.ly/41fWs1X

💐 POLICE UNITY TOUR Team Northamptonshire ended the 2025 Police Unity Tour by remembering officers who have lost their lives on duty at a touching Care of Police Survivors (COPS) Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum. READ MORE: bit.ly/3J14CFe

One of the very worst cases I’ve ever sat in. I still think about those victims regularly more than two years on. I hope they’re doing better now.