As police chiefs consider axing Plymouth's PCSOs, The Herald remembers five times they came to the rescue.
Created in 2002 they were soon nicknamed 'Blunkett's Bobbies' after the then Home Secretary.
The decision was criticised as policing 'on the cheap".
But they soon became crucial to policing Plymouth's streets - and today they are highly valued in communities across the city.
Here are five times they have gone above and beyond.
1. Saved an 89-year-old Plymouth Argyle fan's...
