THE \u2018Sherlock Holmes like tenacity\u2019 of an Essex Police officer has been praised after he picked up the student detective of the year accolade at the Police Federation National Detective Forum awards.<\/p>\n
DC James Smith \u2013 pictured right with Essex Police\u2019s Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh – has also been described by his colleagues as being \u201ca dogged detective\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mark Smith, chairman of Essex Police Federation, said DC Smith winning the award was a \u201cgreat achievement\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr Smith added: \u201cWe are really proud of James for this excellent achievement. We hope it is the beginning of a long and successful career as a detective. It\u2019s good to see detectives coming through the policing ranks.”<\/p>\n
Colleagues described DC Smith as being an \u201cinvestigator with Sherlock Holmes like tenacity\u201d during his two-year secondment to his local CID team as a trainee investigator.<\/p>\n
During the awards ceremony at Old Trafford in Manchester, Master of Ceremonies Kieran Diamond, said: \u201cThroughout his time as an investigator he has consistently carried out an above average workload and clearance rate.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis skills as an investigator have been consistently displayed since he commenced his CID attachment.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of his colleagues said \u2018the effort that he puts into his work and the satisfaction this ultimately brings to the victims of crime makes him well deserving of his award\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an interview with PoliceOracle.com, Mr Kavanagh said: \u201cI could not be more proud of James and his team in terms of the importance of good detective work and working with both victims and witnesses.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the reason I am here. I believe in good detective work and good detectives can deliver a change in policing.<\/p>\n
\u201cJames is the epitome of the best of Essex.\u201d<\/p>\n
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