5 March 2024
Local police inspector Mikhail Dukhovich is
always nearby, always in touch
Local police inspectors are universal employees: they protect law and
order in the settlements entrusted to them, protect the lives, dignity and
rights of citizens, and are engaged in the detection and prevention of crimes
and offenses. The profession requires you to be on alert around the clock, the
work is not an office job, communication with people in it comes first. The
local police inspector of Beshenkovichi District Department of Internal
Affairs, senior police lieutenant Mikhail Dukhovich, has a service area of
Beshenkovichi and Verkhovye village councils. These are about 60 settlements,
where about one and a half thousand people live. And you need to find common
ground with everyone, convey the necessary information.
Mikhail Dukhovich was born and raised beyond the
Dvina, in Khorokovo village. In the district, he is on the roll, his whole life
is connected with Beshenkovichi land. He graduated from secondary school No. 1
in the district center, then from the polytechnic school in Zhodino, where he received
a specialty as a technologist. After serving in the army, he worked as a
foreman in Belkotlomash for three years. “There,” the officer recalls, “I met
people who had worked in the police all their lives, but were already on
well-deserved retirement. In particular, the late Valery Ermolaev encouraged me
to join the internal affairs bodies, which I do not regret at all today.”
Mikhail Dukhovich has been serving in the police
department since 2000, for more than two decades, and advises young fellow countrymen
to follow his example. He considers serving in the police to be a prestigious
matter. Protecting the honor and dignity of citizens, standing guard over the
peace and safety of his fellow countrymen, and being at the forefront of the
fight against crime is above all else for him. The man is proud that he wears a
police uniform, and patriotism and duty are not mere words for him.
Local police inspector – in Russian “участковый” from the word “участие - participation”. The working day of M. Dukhovich does not fit into the
framework “from 9 to 18 o’clock.” The service is not easy, it is varied, you
have to work in the evenings and on weekends. He knows the people in his
district well, he has met and talked with many. After all, a local police
inspector is not only a law enforcement officer, but also a detective, a
psychologist who will remind you of the letter of the law, listen, and even
shame. Many residents of village councils know his phone number. People come to
weekly receptions of citizens at the public law enforcement center for help,
clarification, and advice. They may call even at night to ask to calm down a
raging family brawler or to bring a person who abuses alcohol to reason, to
have a preventive conversation with him, to set him on the right path, to
simply talk it out, to share his troubles or experiences.
Family and household issues make up the lion's share
of requests. Villagers also seek help from the local police inspector in the
event that a shop opens somewhere where they make moonshine, sell alcohol, or
there is a theft (most often they steal metal from non-residential, country
houses, left unattended, which are poorly fortified, where there is no alarm
system). And people give ear to the officer’s reasonable arguments; many
undergo treatment for alcoholism on their own and get a job. And then they say
thank you for the fact that their life has changed for the better: after all,
there are no more scandals in the family, money has appeared, and their
well-being has improved.
Mikhail Dukhovich considers the gratitude of ordinary
people to be the most important assessment in his work, which requires
endurance and patience, knowledge of regulations and laws, professional
ingenuity, efficiency, and sometimes courage. Two decades in the service is a
considerable period of time, but, having a lot of experience, he is sure that
you will never be experienced in his work: all your life you have to acquire
new knowledge, guided by your own practice.
Maintaining law and order in the entrusted territory
is also facilitated by close cooperation with the chairmen of village executive
committees, deputies, and elders of settlements. The local police inspector is
a constant participant in the meetings of the public law enforcement center
Councils and a member of inspection commissions. Mikhail Dukhovich learns about
what concerns the villagers during house-to-house visits, visiting large,
dysfunctional families, the elderly, single people, the disabled, unemployed,
and registered citizens. “The local police inspector must participate in
everything,” M. Dukhovich is sure. “Everything requires his attention, his
interests are affected everywhere.”
And at home he has a reliable rear, a family, to which
he devotes all his free time. Relatives are always there, provide moral
support, share joy and negative moments, which is worth a lot. Together with
his wife Tatyana, who works as a nurse anesthetist at the central district
hospital, they raised two children. Son Ilya is a graduate of the first school
in the district center. Daughter Elizaveta graduated from Minsk State
Linguistic University and lives and works in the capital.
On the day of our meeting, Mikhail Dukhovich was on
duty at the district police department as part of a rapid response group in
order to go to people who were waiting for help at the first call. He will come
home only after midnight, police officers are on duty 24h...
On the eve of the professional holiday, Senior
Lieutenant Dukhovich wished all his colleagues a peaceful sky, prosperity in
their families, good health, career growth, joy, happiness and only all the
best in life.
We join in this congratulations! Happy holiday, dear
law enforcement officers!
