WOULD you pay 50p a week extra to keep police officers on the street?
That is the stark choice set out by Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg, who yesterday suggested a 15 per cent rise in the police's share of council tax to combat Government cuts.
The consultation comes as Devon and Cornwall Police seeks to deal with an expected £50million black hole, with 760 frontline officer roles expected to go and a major shake-up of how policing works.
The suggested rise would mean an extra...
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