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My cat is trapped in an empty house, what can I do?

The police do not have the authority to break into a house to rescue a stranded cat. Try and entice the cat out with food or try and find the owner of the property. If all else fails contact the RSPCA (Tel 0300 1234 999). However, they have limite...

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I want to offer a dog to the police service, what dogs do you accept?

Dogs are a valuable tool in policing and can take on various roles, including: General purpose dogs. Cash, drugs and firearms detection dogs. Victim recovery dogs. Digital detection dogs. Sexual crime detection dogs. Prior to starting th......

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I missed the deadline for payment of the fixed penalty notice by a few days, what can I do?

You will need to contact the police force that is dealing with the matter directly and ask to speak to someone in the Fixed Penalty / Central Ticket Office – you can do this by: Calling the 101 non-emergency telephone number. Using the 'contac......

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I have seen police officers wearing cameras, can you tell me about these?

Body worn cameras are visible cameras that officers wear attached to their chest to capture video and audio evidence when attending all types of incidents. These cameras are used by police officers to support prosecutions and assist the police in......

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