Police cuts leave rural villagers feeling abandoned

“Rural communities feel “abandoned” by police and no longer report many crimes, a former senior policemen standing for election as police and crime commissioner has warned.

Independent Bob Spencer, a former acting assistant chief constable in Devon and Cornwall, says cuts to funding and staff, allied to police station closures, has left vast swathes of countryside without adequate cover. …”

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