More compact stingers to be carried by force motorbike teams

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More compact stingers to be carried by force motorbike teams

Roads and armed policing unit gets new bit of kit.

Date - 25th July 2022
By - Police Oracle

Durham Police’s Roads and Armed Policing Unit is using a more compact version of the stinger device in order that they can be carried by motorbike officers. The devices are normally carried as standard kit in the boot of RAP BMWs which form...

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