Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley said that the decision to issue the weapons to his force was not taken lightly.
Tasers will be issued to every frontline officer in one UK police force to protect against a ‘sickening trend’ in attacks, a chief constable has said.
Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley, who served in the Royal Navy before joining the police, said the decision to issue the weapons to his force was not taken lightly. Mr Adderley has previously called for Tasers to be standard issue within three years, but said he was ‘not prepared to wait’ and that Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold was ‘fully supportive’.In a tweet, Mr Adderley said risks to officers had ‘changed dramatically’, adding: ‘Our officers have a right to feel safe, supported and adequately equipped to tackle this sickening trend.
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