Suffolk Constabulary under focus
Updated on 12 December 2006
With the Ipswich murders in the headlines, does the small Suffolk police have the resources to deal with it?
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"Sleepy" is the word that's most often used to describe Suffolk. But the murder of at least three prostitutes in the Ipswich area in the last ten days is providing a crucial test for the county's police force, which is one of the smallest in Britain.
There are doubts about whether Suffolk is capable of dealing with a major investigation, and officers have been drafted in from neighbouring counties to help.
Only two months ago, police inspectors said they were concerned that Suffolk constabulary lacked the resilience to deal with a major crime. Here's Julian Rush.
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