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Warning as warrants take police off streets
Scottish Daily Express
|January 08, 2026
A SOARING number of court warrants are dragging Scotland’s police off the streets and piling fresh strain on an already overstretched force, insiders warn.
Stark new figures show a 22% jump in warrants for Police Scotland in two years, up from 25,665 in 2023 to 31,367(2025) - with more than 10,000 still waiting to be implemented, 1919 magazine reports.
This story is from the January 08, 2026 edition of Scottish Daily Express.
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