Profile
Darren joined Kent Police in 1990. He spent six years on section before transferring to a tactical team where he spent a further four years engaged in public order duties, including video evidence gathering and later as a Forward Intelligence Officer, search warrants, anti-street drug dealing operations, POLSA and surveillance work. Following this time, he transferred to a firearms role where he spent a further ten years as an AFO, crewing ARV's in response to spontaneous firearms incidents and carrying out protection duties for high-profile politicians. During this time, he also qualified as a Ballistic Teams Medic.
In 2010 he decided that he was probably getting a little old for all that firearms Tom Foolery and that it might be better to find a role that didn’t involve having to climb over eight feet high walls … in the pouring rain … in the middle of the night … carrying more luggage than he generally took on holiday … with the aim then of hiding in a bush for eight hours whilst staring at a house and waiting for someone to come out who may or may not have a gun. He, therefore, returned to section work and was promoted Sergeant where he is still deployed today, doing a mixture of uniformed response, admin and custody roles depending on what the Queen requires of him that month. He has been a Trauma Management (TRiM) practitioner since 2006, aiding colleagues with their recovery from traumatic incidents as well as assisting in the training of new practitioners. He is also qualified as a Post Incident Manager (PIM) supporting colleagues after incidents of death or serious injury following police contact.
He is married with two children and lives in Kent. Outside of work he enjoys sailing (badly … sometimes suicidally), cycling, walking and then recovering from these energetic activities by reading historical and political biographies the size of building blocks which encourage him to fall asleep.
20th November 2019