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Force reveals police officers avoiding a rest
One Tayside Police officer earns money fixing fish ponds when not chasing criminals, another fixes leaking taps and two more provide accessories for weddings. (...)
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Second Tayside Police officer charged after probe into drugs squad
A second Tayside Police officer has been charged as a result of the probe into the activities of the force's drugs squad. (...)
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Officer faces assault charge after probe into Tayside Police drugs squad
A Tayside Police drugs squad officer has been suspended and charged with assault after a probe into the unit's activities by an outside force. (...)
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Dog squad trained to sniff out drugs on trains
Highly-trained drugs dogs have been allowed on to trains in Tayside for the first time. (...)
Tayside Police staff member fined and facing sack for 'extraordinary' misuse of private records
A Tayside Police worker from Dundee has been suspended after admitting that she accessed hundreds of private records of friends and family over a nine-year period and texted the information to her son. (...)
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Police figures show steady rise in Facebook-related crime
Facebook-related crimes are on the rise in Tayside with a doubling in the number of cases where offensive, obscene or menacing messages were sent involving the site. (...)
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Tayside Police loses greatest share of civilian staff
Civilian staff numbers in Tayside Police continue to fall as the force attempts to slash more than £2 million from its budget. (...)
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Cost of PC Paula Wales investigation will remain a mystery
The cost of a Tayside Police investigation concerning an officer subsequently cleared of neglecting her duty will never be known. (...)
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Tayside Joint Police Board hears many questions remain over single national force
Tayside Joint Police Board has heard the future of policing in the region remains unclear. (...)
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New Tayside Police rules mean the long arm of the law must be tattoo-free
Tayside Police officers could be about to mount an expensive summer cover-up — of their tattoos. (...)
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'I thought my radio didn't work' — Coppers cameras turn to rural policing in Highland Perthshire
Highland Perthshire was the focus of a TV show looking into policing in the Pitlochry area. (...)
Policewoman Paula Wales cleared to return to duties
A Tayside policewoman recently cleared of a charge of neglect of duty has been permitted to return to work. (...)
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Scottish Labour demanding urgent review in wake of John Nicoll case
Scottish Labour are demanding an urgent investigation into the monitoring of sex offenders after a known paedophile was convicted of abusing a young girl in Perth. (...)
'It's been months of worry' — Dundee man tells of being ostracised before Crown dropped car vandalism case
A 61-year-old man who had been accused of scratching over 40 cars in the Baxter Park area of Dundee has had the case against him dropped. (...)
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Heartbeat — Ninewells Hospital stepping up security with new police base
Bobbies will go on the beat inside Ninewells Hospital in Dundee to reassure staff and patients and deter criminals. (...)
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'Paula will attempt to rebuild her life and her career' — family rally round cleared Tayside Police officer
Tayside Police officer Paula Wales collapsed in tears when she was cleared of a charge of neglect of duty at the end of a four-day trial at Dundee Sheriff Court. (...)
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Police warn of 'tragic consequences' of carrying knives
The number of young people under the age of 18 caught carrying a weapon in Tayside has increased. (...)
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Pressure on Tayside Police budget means cuts ahead
Tayside Police must save nearly £2.3 million in the coming financial year, despite only 13 staff signing up for redundancy. (...)
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Police forces attempt to challenge public's perception of knife crime problem
Despite a perception that knife crime is getting ''out of control'', police chiefs insist they are winning the fight against blade culture on the streets of Tayside and Fife. (...)
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Tayside Police say releasing information on payment to informants would threaten sources and investigations
Tayside Police have refused to shed light on the murky world of payments to informants. (...)
