A trainee police officer who rushed out onto the streets to help plug staffing gaps caused by COP26 had a knife pulled on her during a drug search of a suspect.
The probationer was one of nearly 150 officers dispatched to the frontline with just three weeks training. New officers are usually sent out on duty after 12 weeks but they were called in to help police the climate conference in Glasgow last month and assist in other parts of the country due to staff shortages.
Police Scotland confirmed the move but added that each probationer was assessed prior to being sent out and was always paired with a senior officer.However, the probationer said she was also called to a sudden death without having the appropriate training to attend the
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