Northamptonshire completes roll-out of taser to frontline officers

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Northamptonshire completes roll-out of taser to frontline officers

All Northamptonshire's frontline officers who opt to carry a Taser and have completed the training have been issued with one.

Date - 22nd April 2021
By - Chloe Livadeas

In August 2019, Chief Constable Nick Adderley announced plans for his force to be the first in the UK to train all front line officers to carry a Taser. A full training programme was designed by the Specialist Operations Department with the aim to...

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