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As a result of the Act the following borough police forces were created within the current Avon and Somerset Police area: Bath City Police (1836), Bristol Constabulary (1836), Bridgwater Borough Police (1836), Wells City Police (1836), Glastonbury Borough Police, Chard Borough Police (1839), and Yeovil Borough Police (1854).
By 1866 the force had grown to 296 officers, and by 1945 to 814. [6] At the time of its amalgamation into the Avon and Somerset Constabulary on 1 April 1974, the force had 1247 officers. [6] Unlike most city forces, the force was officially a constabulary, the usual name given to county forces, since Bristol was a county as well as a city.
To Catch a Copper is a 2024 British documentary series about investigations into officer misconduct within the Avon and Somerset Police. The series has three episodes, which are themed around mental health, race, and sex crimes. [1] Concerns include use of force and racial profiling.
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He trained negotiators from the Greek police services in 2003, in the lead-up to the 2004 Athens Olympics. [ 2 ] Hansen served as Chief Police Advisor to the military's Joint Task Force Headquarters, working with the Department for International Development , the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the International Committee of the Red Cross ...
The Port of Bristol Police (PoBP) is a ports police force with responsibility to protect the port complexes and community situated at the mouth of the River Avon on the border between Bristol and Somerset. Officers are attested under powers in legislation derived from the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847.
A recent killing spree in the Mexican border city of Tijuana could have been lifted from a TV script: enraged drug lords hunting down corrupt police officers who stole a drug shipment. Two of the ...
Name Photographs Location Notes/References Old Police Bungalow Nos. 173 and 175 Kwong Fuk Road, Tai Po. Built in 1909. The bungalow was the residence of four single police officers at the time when it was built.