Thin Grey Line: Retired Officers to Give Police Helping Hand Pilot Scheme to Address Staff Shortages Background

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THE details read like the script of the BBC's fictional New Tricks television series. Retired police officers are to be recalled to reinvestigate unsolved crimes and help with major incidents.

This summer Strathclyde Police will begin a 12-month pilot project to reintroduce retired detectives and other officers to interview witnesses, scan CCTV footage and evidence and help with major investigations and one-off incidents.

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Thin Grey Line: Retired Officers to Give Police Helping Hand Pilot Scheme to Address Staff Shortages Background

The aim is to make the force more flexible. Incidents such as the Transco explosion in Larkhall and G8 summit protests last year demanded huge numbers of additiona...

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