Scottish police looses TETRA Radios
"The total cost to replace a radio is £350. This includes the purchase of the radio, any additional ancillaries, which were required, and the manpower cost to have the radio re-programmed and added to the network."
Karl Mansfield (www.scotsman.com) reports that SCOTLAND'S largest police force has seen almost £56,000 of equipment stolen in five years, new figures reveal. Between 2006 and the end of 2010, kit worth around £55,973 had been stolen including Strathclyde Police jackets, hats and TETRA radios. The figures were released following freedom of information requests sent to all eight police forces in Scotland.
Strathclyde Police said: "Since 2009 the Firearms Unit has not lost any firearms or tasers, nor have any weapons been stolen. In relation to the Firearms Unit no batons, shields or radios have been lost since 2009.
Other forces revealed they had lost thousands of pounds of kit in the last two years.
Lothian and Borders Police said kit worth £5,236.64 had been lost between January 2009 and 8 August, 2011, including three warrant cards, nine radios, a torch, and 11 PDA notebooks, along with memory cards.
Fife Constabulary said since 1 January, 2009, 15 batons, valued at a total of £162.49, and three of the Airwave radios officers use were reported lost. The force said: "The total cost to replace a radio is £350. This includes the purchase of the radio, any additional ancillaries, which were required, and the manpower cost to have the radio re-programmed and added to the network."
Tayside Police said eight radios had been lost during the period, but no police firearms or ammunition had been lost or stolen.
Central Scotland Police said: "Central Scotland Police have not lost any bullets or guns nor have any such items been stolen during the specified period. In March 2009 one Airwave radio was reported lost."
Source: www.scotsman.com
