Duo of student officers receive national recognition for life saving police work

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Published: 12:59 pm May 16, 2021

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Two student officers who rescued a vulnerable woman who had waded into the North Sea have received national recognition.

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PC Alexandra Rackstraw and PC Andrew Curtis have won a Royal Humane Society Testimonial in recognition of their outstanding intervention to help a vulnerable woman in South Shields.

Duo of student officers receive national recognition for life saving police work

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