As reported by the Bolesławiec District Police Headquarters: – The Polish Police cooperate daily with services from around the world. When information emerges about a possible threat to life, officers take action as a priority to reach the person who needs help without delay.
International cooperation
A resident of the United Kingdom received information via a messaging app from a young Polish man saying that he was in a difficult situation that he was currently unable to cope with. Officers: – The conclusions drawn from the post indicated almost unequivocally that the author of those words might be at risk of losing his life.
They added:
The notification of the English services very quickly led to action by Interpol, whose officers forwarded the report to the International Cooperation Bureau of the Polish National Police Headquarters. Events then unfolded rapidly, as the information reached the duty officer at the Municipal Police Headquarters in Legnica. After immediately making the necessary checks, it turned out that the person was probably in the neighboring county. The duty officers quickly established contact, and the district officers closest to the teenager’s location took action, realizing that every second could play an enormous role in the situation.
Once at the scene, the police officers from Bolesławiec calmly spoke with the boy and confirmed that he was the author of the words written in the messaging app. They also initially established what had prompted the post, after which he was placed in the care of specialist doctors.
Our officers summarized:
Once again, it was confirmed how important it is to respond to situations involving people in crisis and not disregard even minor signals. If the person in need is hundreds of kilometers away from the person with whom they are conversing, this does not pose a major problem when it comes to taking appropriate action. International cooperation between services enables the threat to be quickly verified and help to be sent immediately wherever it is needed. Police officers always treat reports of this kind as a priority, because “We help and protect.”