Missing woman’s emotional thank you to PCs who found her

A WOMAN found by local officers in Barnsley after being reported as missing has written a letter of thanks to praise them for the service and care they provided.

At the end of March officers launched a missing persons search after concerns for the welfare of a local woman had been reported to police. PC John Partridge, PC Mike Senior and PC Neil Dixon began to gather details of her last known whereabouts in order to begin looking for her.

After a short search the woman was found by the officers, who made sure she was safe and receiving the treatment and appropriate care needed.

To thank officers for their actions and responses, she wrote a letter to the Chief Constable.

In the letter she said: “I feel compelled to write to you to express my extreme gratitude for the way in which your three officers have helped me recently.

“PC Partridge and PC Senior found me in a weak and vulnerable state and treated me with the utmost respect at all times during a very long wait in Barnsley A&E. They tended to my every need and basically gave me guidance and counselling in a very non-judgemental way. Later at 7am when PC Dixon took over he too acted in the same way.

“I have always had the utmost of respect for police but the level of care shown was for me exceptional and for that I am, and always will be, grateful.

“I would be so grateful if someone could thank them personally and give them the praise and recognition they truly deserve. They are a shining example to your force, and modest with it. I won’t ever forget them.”

The Chief Constable has since thanked the officers personally for their actions and commitment, and Barnsley Superintendent Scott Green has also praised them for the care and service they provided.

He said: “This letter demonstrates the dedication and commitment of officers who have gone above and beyond in their role to provide care and support to a member of the public who needed our help.

“Their actions are a fitting example of all the officers within the force who have the needs of the communities we serve at the forefront of the work we do day in and day out to protect and keep them safe.

“I am proud to work amongst these officers and I hope upon receiving this letter they can see the gratitude members of the public have for the work they do.”