How criminals use Covid as a weapon
DISTURBING new evidence has emerged of how some criminals in Cumbria have used the threat of Covid-19 infection as a weapon against police officers. Figures obtained by the News & Star show that in the year to November 19, a total of 71 front line police officers were deliberately coughed on or spat at. In the same period, the number of assaults on officers was 358 — nearly 50 more than during the same period last year. The worst-affected area was Carlisle, with 28 officers coughed on or spat at. In Allerdale, there were 16 while in Copeland there were 12. The area with the fewest a...
Source: newsandstar.co.uk