Essex use new mobile weapons detectors for street ops

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Essex use new mobile weapons detectors for street ops

Officers have been using the OpenGate appliance for a month so far, in what is being called a "first in the country".

Date - 18th August 2022
By - Cachella Smith

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Officers from the Southend Community Policing Team are reportedly the first in the country to use the OpenGate system. Comprising two freestanding poles that are five feet high, the structure is easier to transport that the more conventional...

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