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Temporary chief superintendent Rob O'Connor said the parties happened at addresses in Carlisle and Workington.  Speaking on BBC Radio Cumbria yesterday morning he said: "It's really disappointing, the Government guidance is clear. "People should only leave the house for a number of reasons, if they can't work from home, medical appointments and for legally permitted reasons like exercise, which should be taken locally. Chief superintendent O'Connor said: "My officers were dealing with house parties in Carlisle this weekend on Friday night and again on Saturday night. "In Workington...

POLICE have warned that assaults against officers will not be tolerated after a woman was jailed.

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 Mail show that in the year to November 19, a total of 71 front line police officers were deliberately coughed on or spat at. That figure is certain to have risen. 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 in the county was Carlisle, with 28 officers coughed on or spat at. In Allerdale, there were 16 spitting a...

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...

But officers did not report firing the electrical weapons in any of those cases. New figures from the Home Office revealed they were used on children 19 times in 2019-20. Cumbria Police's Chief superintendent Rob O’Connor said they were only used when it is ;justified' He said: "In Cumbria there has been no incidents in which a Taser has been fired against anyone under 18. “A Taser is only discharged by trained officers who risk assess the deployment to make that split second decision as to whether its use it is necessary and proportionate. “Officers will only discharge when...