Operations Support Department
Operations Support and Protective Services
The Operations Support department is led by Chief Superintendent Russ Hardy and Superintendent Maria Staniland. This department provides force-wide functions and the force’s resilience and capability to provide certain aspects of our protective services.
Protective Services is the umbrella term for used to describe the police response to the most serious crimes and the potential threats from which the public must be protected. Learn more about Protective Services >>
Operations Support consists of the following main themes; Criminal Justice and Custody, the Force Control Room, Roads Policing and Operations Support. Learn more about Operations Support >>
The Firearms Training Team is based at Police Headquarters within the Operations Support Unit.
Date Created: 17th May 2011 Last Updated: 8th April 2010
Operations Support Unit officers are available for deployment force-wide on operations, searches, policing of events, and all aspects of police work where an additional or specialist police presence is required.
Date Created: 17th May 2011 Last Updated: 8th April 2010
The Roads Policing Unit (RPU) is made up of 66 officers, comprised of dedicated Sergeants and P.C.s. The four RPU Groups operate out of Lincoln, Grantham, Louth and Boston. All RPU officers are Advanced Drivers and Authorised Firearms Officers (AFOs).
Date Created: 17th May 2011 Last Updated: 8th April 2010
The Underwater Search Unit provides a search capability rather than a rescue response and can operate in inland waterways as well as coastal (up to 1 mile off-shore).
Date Created: 17th May 2011 Last Updated: 8th April 2010
