Police mounted unit to disband (From Southend Standard)
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Police mounted unit to disband
8:52am Thursday 11th October 2012 in Echo News
Police mounted unit to disband
THE Essex Police Mounted Unit has been axed.
The force has promised to find good homes for the horses but senior officers said it had to disband the unit to save £600,000 a year.
Essex Police is trying to save £42million in annual spending by 2014.
See the full story in the next edition of the newspaper.
Comments(16)
APR
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9:29am Thu 11 Oct 12
Citizen 139 wrote:I think you are correct.
Again? Isn't it only in the past few years that they started the unit up?
No doubt it will be the motorcycle unit next. Another section which seems to come and go.
r6keith
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9:50am Thu 11 Oct 12
Soouthchurch59
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10:12am Thu 11 Oct 12
It's not the musicians fault!
Major Incident
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10:45am Thu 11 Oct 12
Still it lasted 4 years having been formed in 2008 by former Chief Constable Roger Baker on the basis that he had come from a force that had horses, he liked horses and he had horses of his own. A solid rationale to waste loads of Essex taxpayers money.
Say It As It Is OK?
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10:57am Thu 11 Oct 12
trojan46
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12:13pm Thu 11 Oct 12
Farmhouse France
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12:39pm Thu 11 Oct 12
r6keith wrote:God help us all!!!! Imagine the streets without our Police Officers.
Looking to save £42 million by 2014! Can the last officer out please lock the gate !
Eric Whim
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1:02pm Thu 11 Oct 12
perini
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1:08pm Thu 11 Oct 12
Farmhouse France wrote:Will anyone, apart from motorists, be able to tell the difference?
r6keith wrote: Looking to save £42 million by 2014! Can the last officer out please lock the gate !God help us all!!!! Imagine the streets without our Police Officers.
notinwestcliffanymore
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3:23pm Thu 11 Oct 12
Reginald47
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11:18pm Thu 11 Oct 12
Reginald47
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11:18pm Thu 11 Oct 12
e5mitch
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1:42am Fri 12 Oct 12
wellnow
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9:04am Fri 12 Oct 12
DelA
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1:36pm Fri 12 Oct 12
Farmhouse France wrote:I think it id like that here anyway.Thank god this shower will not be in power much longer.
r6keith wrote:God help us all!!!! Imagine the streets without our Police Officers.
Looking to save £42 million by 2014! Can the last officer out please lock the gate !
Citizen 139 says...
9:15am Thu 11 Oct 12