Pick Me Up! Special

CRAFTY SOLUTION

Most kids want to be all sorts when they grow up.

As a child, a ballet dancer, doctor, fireman and even an astronaut were on my long list of career aspirations.

Becoming a police officer had never really crossed my mind.

But finishing college, finding myself with no real direction, a friend suggested joining the police force.

The idea of being able to help people in need appealed to me, and once I’d enrolled, I knew I’d made the right choice.

Of course being a police officer came with its challenges, but I adored my job.

It was around this time when I also met my partner Martin, now

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