Motorcycle patrols cut as riders move on

Monday 25th October 2010, 2:29PM BST.

Chief Inspector Nigel Taylor with the police’s motorcycle fleet, which is not often seen on the roads because the officers who rode them have moved on to other duties. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 1043028)

POLICE have admitted that there are fewer motorcycle patrols on the roads.

But chief inspector Nigel Taylor, the head of uniformed policing, said that the force maintained the ability to deploy motorcycle officers for specific duties.

‘While it would be inappropriate to delve too far into what I consider to be operational matters, it’s right to say that the use of the force motorcycle fleet in recent months has diminished due to a number of officers having sought career development in other areas of the force,’ he said.

Chief inspector Taylor said that all officers, whether on mobile or foot patrol, were expected to engage in road policing.

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Ray

October 26, 2010 at 2:25 pm

It sounds like the Police are short of staff again

It might be useful for a journalist to investigate the current structure of the force ( It might all be readily available in the last Chief officer’s report)

How many Chiefs and how many Indians?
How many are on specialist units which take them away from day to day public view?
How many are sent to Alderney to cover for the long suspension of the Alderney Sergeant?

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