Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterCommunities across Stirling are at risk of being failed due to a cut in local police numbers, according to the organisation which represents rank and file officers.The criticism follows statistics published last month which reported that more than 40 police officers had left the beat in Forth Valley over the past year, with just 612 local officers now serving the region as of June 30.That figure was in stark contrast to the situation at the same point in 2020 - when 655 officers were on the ground across the region.It has led the Scottish Police Federation to raise concerns about the impact of the drop in officers - and linked the rise to another recent.
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