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The Independent Former policeman Joshua Hoft said criminals had seemed surprisingly respectful of Boris Johnson’s first stay-at-home request back in March but that it soon wore off. “The brief, blissful period spent in the station, catching up on paperwork and progressing stagnant investigations, reminded us of the truth: that the police were, and still are, desperately understaffed,” he said. “Many of my own paperwork days saw me sent out to support other units, and ending the shift with more work than I started the day with.” He said officers were regularly sent to cover understaffed neighbouring stations, leaving their own team struggling.