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Anyone watch the programme on BBC tonight regarding private security G4S 'Strreet to Suite' for prisoners. I was not aware that this was happening in other forces. Both prisoners had double crewed officers when arrested and handed them over to G4S. Has it really saved the Force that much money, as the officers would have been required to attend custody at some point to sign for their prisoner & process. It could save on travelling time, booking in time and then travelling back to scene. But way that up with paying for 2 G4S officers, has the Force actually saved any money? Are there any other jobs G4S or equivalent firms carry out instead of PCs in other …

Quote The suspended Essex Police officer admitted exchanging text messages with women he met professionally A police officer who sent "intimate" photos to women he met while working has been given a suspended jail term. Essex PC Stephen Tilley, 36, admitted misconduct in a public office at Ipswich Crown Court. Tilley, who faces losing his job, looked up details of people he met while on investigations on a police database without reason. The judge said he was a "disgrace to the uniform you once wore" and that his conduct was "quite unacceptable". Judge Rupert Overbury had ordered psychiatric reports prior to sentencing the police officer, who had battled with depres…

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