Police Scotland sickness absences from attacks on officers rise by more than a third
Amid concerns over roll-out of body cameras, total assaults were also up 16.2 per cent to a total of 5,439
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Amid concerns over roll-out of body cameras, total assaults were also up 16.2 per cent to a total of 5,439
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