Northants set to double number of neighbourhood officers

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Northants set to double number of neighbourhood officers

Northamptonshire Police is set to double its number of neighbourhood officers in a "major investment of resources in visible, effective local crime fighting".

Northamptonshire's cheif constable Nick Adderley

Date - 11th February 2021
By - Chloe Livadeas

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The force is going from having 50 to 100 neighbourhood officers over the next 18 months, with further increases expected in the future. They are being paid for through a combination of a rise in the police precept and money from the...

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