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24th April 2024 Issue no. 702
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Security guards to form 'private police force' in city centre
Up to 100 officers could be employed by Securitas to patrol the streets of Manchester in a pioneering deal with local businesses, reports the Telegraph.
They will wear stab-proof vests, cameras to gather evidence and have radios on their utility belts, just like constables.The security guards will visit shops up to eight times a day and respond within 90 seconds if staff sound a panic alarm.
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