Police union chief: Only a matter of time before an officer is murdered
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|August 19, 2025
Shortage of cops 'putting lives at risk'
SCOTLAND'S police union chief has warned officers' lives are in danger after a spate of murder bids on cops in the line of duty.
A summer of violence has seen three attempted murders of serving officers attending call-outs.
Two officers were rushed to hospital after a stabbing and a hit-and-run in two separate incidents in July.
In the same month, an officer came face to face with an armed thug outside a shop in Clydebank.
David Kennedy, general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, says it is "only a matter of time" before an officer is killed.
He has raised concerns that Police Scotland is underfunded and an open target, with thugs more and more willing to "have a go".
Kennedy said: "These incidents were serious and the consequences could have been far worse.
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