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Police Scotland axe airborne volunteers

POLICE Scotland have been condemned for the “catastrophic” decision to  axe their use of airborne volunteers who assist in life-saving operations. Pilots from the UK...

Drunk rescued after plunging down 30ft embankment

A DRUNK plunged 30ft down a steep embankment in the middle of the night – and then tried to fight police who helped rescue...

Scottish police criticised for spending £600,000 on foreign travel

SCOTTISH police have been criticised for spending almost £600,000 on foreign travel over the past four years. A single visit to Thailand cost taxpayers £26,000 –...

Scottish vets recruited in fight against violent crime

SCOTTISH vets have been recruited to help police in the country’s fight against violent crime. Last week a group of animal doctors became the first...

“Quad-cops” deployed to save sheep from dog attacks

QUAD-BIKING police have been deployed in a bid to reduce the toll of lambs slaughtered by out-of-control dogs. The specially-trained officers – mounted on £6,000...

Non-emergency police service reaches 100,000 calls

Scotland’s non-emergency number for contacting the police has received more than 100,000 calls since being launched.  The number surpassed 100,000 on Monday, April 8 less...

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