During last Friday evening I received an unexpected and, somewhat, unwanted telephone call from Hampshire Police. The caller, who identified himself as ‘Joshua’, informed me that he had earlier called at my previous home and was, perhaps, surprised to find that I no longer lived there. He proceeded to bumble his way through an explanation for his call, insinuating a pretext to my ‘open letter’ dated 30th April, 2025. Regular readers to my blog will already be aware of that ‘open letter’ as it is published in an earlier entry. ‘Joshua’ insisted that I had my ‘wires crossed’, that I had somehow misunderstood the rationale or relevance of the disputed information held under my name being obstinately retained by Hampshire Police on their database.

I haven’t got my ‘wires crossed’.

I understand the significance of the information being held, with absolute clarity.

It became apparent to me that ‘Joshua’ wanted to play down the significance of the information under my name being retained by Hampshire Police by first explaining that I did not have a criminal record.

I TWICE asked ‘Joshua’ 'is ‘No Further Action’ an exoneration?' but he refused to be drawn. We both know, perfectly well, that ‘No Further Action’ is not an exoneration. No Further Action just means that there isn’t enough evidence and that police may decide not to charge. An NFA WILL, nevertheless, still show up on a security search when applying for a job that requires a DBS check. He seemed to think that my future employment opportunities wouldn’t be affected until I explained that I had already made enquiries to the relevant government office and had it confirmed that I WOULD likely be affected. He conceded.

I went further and explained that the obstinate refusal by Hampshire Police to remove false, discriminatory and psychologically damaging information had left me socially isolated and fearful of interacting with people, particularly strangers and especially women. I told him that I dare not engage in any adult relationships lest another spurious accusation is levelled at me and police determine a pattern of behaviour leading to prosecution and possible incarceration. I had, effectively, already been incarcerated and subject to a defacto criminal record.

‘Joshua’ tried to assure me that this would likely never happen as the evidential threshold is high. That is NOT reassuring. What was the evidence that PC Newstead acted upon when he visited me at my home in September, 2022? Another person’s word? If PC Newstead had properly investigated my accuser he would have determined that there was NO evidence of any offence committed. As it transpired, THREE ‘occurrence’ records were generated, TWO by mistake, that absolutely, FALSLY accused me of a ‘stalking incident’,  ‘ongoing harassment’ and making ‘unwanted contact’. Accusations WITHOUT evidence. So, an evidential threshold set so low as to actually trip up the innocent.

I educated ‘Joshua’ on the finer details of my grievances, my efforts to investigate Hampshire Police and to understand their policing guidelines which took the better part of a year and my tenacious persistence enquiring of four separate departments within the force. It had finally been confirmed that records under my name were being retained under Category 2 ‘Violent & Sexual Offences’ for up to 10 years and probably until I reached 100 years old because I was deemed a ‘risk to the public’.

‘Joshua’ then attempted a more audacious maneuverer by assuring me that ‘harassment’ offences were separated into those with or without MAPPA. MAPPA is an anacronym for multi-agency public protection arrangements which are put in place to ensure the successful management of violent and sexual offenders. ‘Joshua’ missed my face palm but I’m sure he understood my incredulity and recognised my frustration. Was I supposed to feel gratitude having avoided this potential further injustice?

‘Joshua’ concluded the 29 minute conversation by asking me about my planned protests including hunger strikes and theatrical stunts. He asked me about the ‘risks’, particularly associated with those same theatrical stunts planned to commence towards the end of June, 2025. He didn’t seem surprised that I refused to give away any such details.

It should be noted that ‘Joshua’ was polite throughout the conversation but I did take offence to being harassed at home by him. He handled my frustration well and refrained from reacting to my anger and cursing. I don’t know how he got access to my telephone number but if he found the information on police files then he should also have been completely aware of all of my circumstances, including my mental health status, and known that I would react badly to an uninvited appearance by him on my doorstep.

I have, today, made the following complaint to Hampshire Police though I may just as well be pissing in the wind.

‘POLICE COMPLAINT

Complaints about standards

You can complain about how a police force is run. For example, you can complain about policing standards or policing policy.

''Hampshire Police attempted to make inappropriate contact with me by sending a PC to what they believed was my home address.

That same PC then telephoned me during the evening of Friday 30th May 2025.

The PC then proceeded to interrogate my motives behind an 'open letter' dated 30th April, 2025 that I had addressed to various individuals and institutions including the OPCC, the Hampshire Police Chief Inspector, the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice and my own MP, Luke Murphy.

That 'open letter' expressed my continued dissatisfaction with Hampshire Police and my intention to continue protesting serious injustice by way of hunger strikes later this summer.

The PC, who introduced himself as 'Joshua', attempted, intentionally or otherwise, to mislead me about the information being held under my name on the Hampshire Police database.

‘Joshua’ was factually incorrect on a number of points related to the false, cynical and vexatious accusation made against me in September, 2022 and demonstrated ignorance on further details.

FIRST. I object to the attempt by Hampshire Police to contact me by visiting me at what they believed to be my home. I had in fact moved out of my previous address two and a half years ago. Hampshire Police have full knowledge of their involvement with me and would know that I have been psychologically traumatised by my experiences with them. I have previously been ‘ambushed’ by PC Charlton of Hampshire Police during a meeting held at CMHT The Bridge Centre, Basingstoke where I am a patient. I was traumatised on that occasion and would likely have been traumatised on this occasion.

If anyone from Hampshire Police wishes to speak to me in person then they need to make an appointment, advisedly through my care coordinator at CMHT The Bridge Centre, unless I am to be arrested or I am presented with a warrant.

SECOND. There is no need to interrogate me as I have regularly kept Hampshire Police up to date with all of my plans to protest by way of a series of ‘open letters’ shared widely on social media. Indeed, it was Chief Inspector, Scott Johnson’s advisement to me that he was electing to ignore my ‘open letters’. I will not entertain or contend with any of the ignorant or disingenuous lackeys acting on his behalf. I expect my serious grievances against Hampshire Police to be treated with the appropriate authority. My intentions going forward are laid out, explicitly, in posts to my blog at www.fourandtwentydeadcrows.com. ''