Armed police in Cumbria responded to 49 operations in the year ending March, a slight increase from 48 the previous year.
Armed police in Cumbria responded to 49 operations in the year ending March, a slight increase from 48 the year before, according to Home Office figures. Officers were deployed to 239 incidents over the past five years. Dr Peter Squires of the Gun Control Network said the low rates of police firearm discharge are welcome, and attributed the decrease in deployments to a reduction in incidents requiring armed police presence.
July 21, 2024
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