BOBBIES ARE BEAT
Daily Record|April 09, 2024
Community cop cuts boosting organised crime
SARAH VESTY
BOBBIES ARE BEAT

POLICE cutbacks are leaving Scotland exposed to organised crime and terrorism, an officers’ group has warned.

The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) said a breakdown in community policing is eroding “crucial” intelligence-gathering.

Its warning comes as Police Scotland faces challenges including a fall in full-time officers, plans to shut 29 police stations and a new policy of not investigating some “minor” crimes.

This story is from the April 09, 2024 edition of Daily Record.

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