{"id":7543,"date":"2015-05-14T15:40:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T15:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/05\/14\/new-pc-recruit-joins-father-in-law\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T14:26:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T14:26:53","slug":"new-pc-recruit-joins-father-in-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/14\/new-pc-recruit-joins-father-in-law\/","title":{"rendered":"New PC Recruit Joins Father ‘In Law’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karis Sheikh Has Followed His Dad into a Crime Fighting Career<\/h3>\n

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A father-and-son duo have teamed up to form an exclusive club within the West Midlands Police force.<\/p>\n

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Karis Sheikh, who gave up working in IT recruitment to follow his father Farooq’s footsteps and pursue a career in public service, must spend the initial 18-months of his career being coached by a seasoned officer.<\/p>\n

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In a twist of fate, the 25-year-old’s mentor, PC Kam Samra, worked under the guidance of Karis\u2019 dad Farooq in the early portion of his career in crime fighting.<\/p>\n

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Karis said: \u201cI applied after hearing all the positives from my dad about police work, plus I was unhappy doing a 9-5, rooted at a desk and on the phone and email all day.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to mixing in communities I\u2019ll be serving, understanding people\u2019s needs and responding to emergencies\u2026and I\u2019d be lying if I said I wasn\u2019t looking forward to driving my first blue light run! I\u2019d like to work in response, it\u2019s a fast-paced environment that suits me, and down the line maybe specialise in traffic or firearms.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m learning a lot from Kam and it\u2019s strange to think some of his advice would initially have been passed on by my dad years earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Farooq, who has 22 years of experience working in the police force, is an Inspector in the \u2018Positive Action\u2019 team, which an initiative which aims to increase the representation within the force of black and minority ethnic groups. <\/p>\n

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He said: \u201cI joined the police when I was 25 and Karis was two-years-old\u2026so all his life he\u2019s been surrounded by police culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Farooq, who has been recognised 20 times for his numerous acts of bravery and other work within the police force, added: \u201cI encouraged Karis to join as I was confident he\u2019d enjoy policing as much as I have and be in a position to make a positive difference. I am immensely proud my son has decided to follow in my footsteps.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m confident we\u2019ll work together at some point and hopefully with me as his boss\u2026but who knows maybe the other way round! My advice has been simply to deliver the best possible service, the kind you\u2019d want your family to receive should they call on the police for help.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kam said: \u201cNew recruits have a number of competencies to hit in order to be exposed to the different areas of police work\u2026my role is to guide Karis through those and offer advice along the way.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne of the first things I say to new recruits is \u2018don\u2019t try to be someone you\u2019re not when you pull on the uniform\u2019. As officers we\u2019re trained to spot when someone is lying to us but I think the public can also tell when an officer is not being genuine with them.\u201d <\/p>\n

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