13 November 2008

Lifetime Achievement Award 2008

The Lifetime Achievement Award was introduced in 2003 to the Jane’s Police Review Gala Awards and commends an officer in the last year of his or her service.

WInner: PC Stuart Roach

Force: Lincolnshire Police

Career Highlights: PC Stuart Roach has notched up more than 36 years' service and is currently the force's longest serving officer.

He has remained at the Caistor police station throughout this time, and his force says everyone in the area, which covers 25 villages and towns, seems to know or have heard of 'Roachie'. But far from winding down towards the end of his career, PC Roach is currently working as a 24/7 response and patrol driver. He has not had a day off sick in the past five years and has never been late to work throughout his service.

The police station's lawn is still maintained by PC Roach and he decorates the station out of his own pocket at Christmas.

What others say: 'PC Roach has been described as the 'encyclopedia of Caistor' when it comes to the information he has in his head and despite his length of service he has not lost his enthusiasm for the job,' says Sgt Lew Bailey.

Runner-Up - RC Joe Frazer, Police Service of Northern Ireland

3rd Place - Inspector Cheryl Callow, Essex Police

Photos (Click for high resolution version)

PC Stuart Roach

RC Joe Frazer

Inspector Cheryl Callow