Just an ordinairy Copper: The story of a police constable of the Hampshire Constabulary l

Just an ordinairy Copper: The story of a police constable of the Hampshire Constabulary l

Stephen Challis
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Publication Date: January 7th, 2014
Publisher:
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
9781484963005
Pages:
346
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Description

This is an autobiography of PC Stephen Challis and details his service in the Hampshire Constabulary of the United Kingdom at the end of the 20th Century. This was a time of great challenges in the UK. The Falklands War and The Miners strike both had a great impact on British society. Steve served in several cities and divisions from 1974 to 1995. He served as a Rural cycle beat officer and a foot and panda driver . He served his full 21 years a a Constable. The work was interesting, varied, humorous sometimes dangerous. Just an Ordinary Copper is just that, a story of an ordinary police officer. The author now lives in the USA and runs a shooting school in Kentucky. He has written 4 other books on firearms but this is his first dealing with his former occupation.

About the Author

Steve Challis was born in 1948 in The United Kingdom. The son of a Farmer Steve grew up in the Rural Cotswold's where he learned shooting and hunting on the farm where his Father worked. Following 5 years service in the military (Royal Air Force) Steve joined the Hampshire Constabulary, in 1969, serving as an officer for 21 years. During his police service Steve became a certified Firearms instructor with the NRA (GB) and the NSRA (National Small Bore Rifle Association) He competed in local and National competitions, for a time he was secretary of his Divisional Police pistol club and did much to foster good relations with civil and military gun clubs in the area. In 1995 Steve left the Police Force and became active in Politics, Steve campaigned in several local and National Elections, culminating in his being selected by the Party to fight for the Parliamentary seat for the Eastleigh Constituency in the UK General Election in 2001. Steve failed to win the seat In 2006 Steve met his wife Eva via the Internet and in 2007 they became engaged. The following November Steve moved to the USA and He and Eva were Married in Ketchikan southern Alaska, In 2009 the couple settled in Kentucky where they bought a Farm and in 2010 opened a Firearms training School. Now a permanent US Resident Steve is a writer and campaigner on 2nd Amendment issues.He has been an invited speaker on TV and Radio in the US.