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6:00 AM February 3, 2021
PCC Lorne Green with Inspector for Roads Policing, Jonathan Chapman in Great Yarmouth. Picture: ANTONY KELLY
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Norfolk’s outgoing police and crime commissioner (PCC) has called for minimum five-year sentences for people who assault or try to infect officers with Covid.
The commissioner, Lorne Green, made the statement during a meeting of the Police and Crime Panel on Tuesday.
At the meeting, Mr Green described himself as frustrated and angry saying the assaults and police officers being spat at needed to be addressed as a “matter of urgent necessity”.
The PCC said the most recent figures showed spitting or coughing incidents at officers had risen to 9.7 per month by November 2020, up from 5.7 in March.
Officers from Operation Moonshot quiz a motorist. Picture: Neil Didsbury
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A Norfolk officer who was spat at by a suspect who claimed they had coronavirus has called for police to be placed on the priority list for vaccinations.
The sergeant and four colleagues from the force’s Operation Moonshot team, which disrupts criminals on the county’s road networks, have been forced to self-isolate and face an anxious wait to see if they have contracted the virus.
Norfolk police Operation Moonshot disrupts criminals on the county’s road networks.
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The officer – who asked not to be named - said the incident was “a nightmare” and he fears for his family’s safety.
Panel backs tax rise to fund Norfolk Police Published: 06:00, 03 February 2021
People in Norfolk will have to pay about 29p a week more for the police element of council tax next year.
A meeting of the county s Police and Crime Panel yesterday heard the increase was essential to tackle hidden harms such as sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Norfolk Police and crime commissioner (PCC), Lorne Green, proposed an increase of 5.68 per cent (£14.94) a year on Band D properties.
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A Band B resident will see their council tax bills rise by 22p a week.
Mr Green acknowledged the âunprecedented timesâ but said he needed to provide for public safety.
Outgoing Norfolk commissioner renews demand for long jail terms on police attacks
| Updated: 18:06, 02 February 2021
Norfolkâs outgoing police and crime commissioner (PCC) has called for minimum five-year prison sentences for people who assault officers or try to infect them with Covid.
The commissioner, Lorne Green, made the statement during a meeting of the Police and Crime Panel on Tuesday.
At the meeting, Mr Green described himself as âfrustrated and angryâ saying the assaults and police officers being spat at needed to be addressed as a âmatter of urgent necessityâ.
Lorne Green.
The PCC said the most recent figures showed spitting or coughing incidents at officers had risen to 9.7 per month by November 2020, up from 5.7 in March.