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Pressure on police forces sees officers contemplating suicide

PFOA Admin

Friday, 23 June 2017

Pressure on police forces sees officers contemplating suicide

Detective Warren Hines says he is aware of sergeants allocating work "on the basis of who is the least tearful that morning". A decorated senio...

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Additional 1800 officers to be equipped with Taser

PFOA Admin

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

Additional 1800 officers to be equipped with Taser

The Met Commissioner has today, Tuesday, 20 June, announced her decision to equip an additional 1,800 officers across the Met with Taser to better pro...

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Joint firearms operation leads to arrests

PFOA Admin

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

Joint firearms operation leads to arrests

Two men have been charged with seven firearms offences after they were arrested by armed officers from the National Crime Agency. Zahid Ali (33) from ...

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Man 'reaching for knife' tasered by police outside Parliament

PFOA Admin

Friday, 16 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

Man 'reaching for knife' tasered by police outside Parliament

A man was brought down with a Taser outside the Palace of Westminster after he reached for a knife when approached by officers, Scotland Yard has said...

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Jermaine Baker shooting: Firearms officer will not be charged

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Thursday, 15 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

Jermaine Baker shooting: Firearms officer will not be charged

A Met Police firearms officer will face no charges over the shooting of a man who was killed in a botched attempt to free a prisoner, prosecutors said...

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Devon and Cornwall PCC in armed civilians row

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Tuesday, 13 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

Devon and Cornwall PCC in armed civilians row

A police chief has found herself at odds with her own force by saying she would look into whether gun owners could act as armed civilians in th...

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PFOA Summer Ball 2017

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Monday, 12 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

The annual Police Firearms Officers Association summer ball took place last weekend In Milton Keynes with over three hundred guests attending. The eve...

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Tasers could be given to police officers in Dorset in wake of terror attacks

PFOA Admin

Friday, 09 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

Tasers could be given to police officers in Dorset in wake of terror attacks

CASH-STRAPPED rural police officers could be issued with Tasers in the wake of recent terror attacks, Dorset’s police and crime commissioner has...

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Sky poll: Public asked if they want police to be armed

PFOA Admin

Thursday, 08 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

Sky poll: Public asked if they want police to be armed

Sky News - Most Britons are in favour of police carrying guns after attacks in Manchester and London, a Sky Data poll finds. The vast majority of Brit...

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When I joined the Police I resolved never to carry a gun. But I've changed my mind

PFOA Admin

Wednesday, 07 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

When I joined the Police I resolved never to carry a gun. But I've changed my mind

The Guardian - I’ve been a police officer for 20 years. When I joined the service I resolved that if I was ever required to carry a gun, ...

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IPCC investigation into London Bridge terror shootings underway

PFOA Admin

Tuesday, 06 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

IPCC investigation into London Bridge terror shootings underway

The deputy chairman insists “no individual officer” is under investigation. The Independent Police Complaints Commission has begun its inq...

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IPCC Metropolitan Police City of London Police Terror attack Borough Market

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Melbourne siege a 'terrorist incident'

PFOA Admin

Tuesday, 06 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

Australian police are treating as a "terrorist incident" a Melbourne siege in which a gunman was killed. Heavily armed officers arrived at an a...

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London Bridge terror: Seven killed in van and knife attack, three attackers shot dead

PFOA Admin

Sunday, 04 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

London Bridge terror: Seven killed in van and knife attack, three attackers shot dead

All the staff and membership at the PFOA thoughts are with everyone caught up in this horrific terrorist attack. In particular to those who have lost ...

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Armed police 'inundated' with support from public

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Saturday, 03 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

Armed police 'inundated' with support from public

Nottinghamshire Police say armed patrol officers have been "inundated with messages of support" from the public over the last week There was an increa...

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Public sector employees 'more anxious'

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Friday, 02 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

Public sector staff are more likely to feel anxious at work and take sick days for their mental health than those in the private sector, resear...

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80% of police officers attacked in past year in Northern Ireland

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Thursday, 01 June 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

80% of police officers attacked in past year in Northern Ireland

Eight of every 10 PSNI officers were the victim of a physical or verbal attack in the last year. Officers described suffering assaults, including bein...

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Armed Police In Lincolnshire go home after threat is reduced

PFOA Admin

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

Armed Police In Lincolnshire go home after threat is reduced

Armed officers , sent to Lincolnshire when the terror threat level in the UK was raised to ‘critical’ following the Manchester bomb...

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PSNI investigate Bangor shooting

PFOA Admin

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

BBC News - Police are investigating a possible link between a man's murder in a supermarket car park and a loyalist paramilitary feud. Colin Horner , ...

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MP's forced to defend cut's in armed policing

PFOA Admin

Thursday, 25 May 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

MP's forced to defend cut's in armed policing

THE SUN - Almost 1,000 soldiers were deployed on Britain’s streets despite 1,337 trained firearms officers' jobs axed since 2010 MINISTERS have ...

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Manchester terrorist attack

PFOA Admin

Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Police Firearms Officers Association

All the Staff and membership of the PFOA are heartbroken following the terrorist attack in Manchester. Our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to...

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