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‘ABC,’ was the first thing Fred said when he was introduced to the wet-behind-the-ears young sprog He didn’t wait for William to ask

‘Accept nothing, Believe no one, Challenge everything It’s the only law I live by’

During the next fewdealers and pimps, as well as his first dead body With the zeal of Sir Galahad, William wanted to lock up every offender and make the world a better place; Fred was more realistic, but he never once attempted to douse the fla probationer quickly found out that the public don’t know if a policeman has been in uniform for a couple of days or a couple of years

‘Time to stop your first car,’ said Fred on Willia to a halt by a set of traffic lights ‘We’ll hang about until someone runs a red, and then you can step out into the road and flag them down’ William looked apprehensive ‘Leave the rest to me See that tree about a hundred yards away? Go and hide behind it, and wait until I give you the signal’

Willia as he stood behind the tree He didn’t have long to wait before Fred raised a hand and shouted, ‘The blue Hillman! Grab him!’

William stepped out into the road, put his arm up and directed the car to pull over to the kerb

‘Say nothing,’ said Fred as he joined the raw recruit ‘Watch carefully and take note’ They both walked up to the car as the driver wound down his

‘Good h a red light?’

The driver nodded but didn’t speak

‘Could I see your driving licence?’

The driver opened his glove box, extracted his licence and handed it to Fred After studying the docuerous at this ti, sir, as there are two schools nearby’

‘I’ain’

Fred handed hi this time,’ he said, while William wrote down the car’s number plate in his notebook ‘But perhaps you could be a little more careful in future, sir’

‘Thank you, officer,’ said the driver

‘Why just a caution,’ asked William as the car drove sloay, ‘when you could have booked him?’