Some more facts on money well spent on policing, or not?
George Orwell's 1984 springs to mind here using the Cleveland Helicopter for 90 minutes as reported here!
The photo speaks volumes.
The police helicopter was said to be out for an hour and a half. James said: “It costs a fortune to get the helicopter out and there’s no need.”
"The group also argue that the scrambling of a police helicopter was a “waste of taxpayers’ money”.
More facts over 2 pages of the Evening Gazette:
Community policing at its best, think of the overtime which is also mentioned in the comments pages at the bottom of the article.
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