Sussex Police pioneered the use of roller blades for officers on the beat. Here a PC overtakes a runner on the seafront.

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Sussex Police constable PC Chris Lane races along Brighton and Hove Promanade on Rollerblades overtaking runner Dougal Meese The officers in Brighton and Hove are the first in Britain to turn pounding the beat into high speed patrols speeding up crimefighting along the seafront

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Size: 5190px × 3381px
Location: Brighton East Sussex England UK Great Britain
Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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