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Senior officers back Plymouth tea break police | Senior officers back Plymouth tea break police |
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Senior police officers have defended a group of officers at the centre of controversy over a seaside tea break. | Senior police officers have defended a group of officers at the centre of controversy over a seaside tea break. |
Eight officers from Plymouth Police E section emergency response team were pictured in The Sun on Plymouth Hoe with a headline: Thin Brew Line. | Eight officers from Plymouth Police E section emergency response team were pictured in The Sun on Plymouth Hoe with a headline: Thin Brew Line. |
"Policing is full of wonderful real people... and all need to eat and drink!," Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney of Hampshire Police tweeted. | "Policing is full of wonderful real people... and all need to eat and drink!," Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney of Hampshire Police tweeted. |
Devon and Cornwall Police were unavailable for immediate comment. | Devon and Cornwall Police were unavailable for immediate comment. |
The paper pointed out the officers had stopped for 45 minutes at The Coffee Shack, which under police regulations they are allowed to do during an eight-hour shift. | The paper pointed out the officers had stopped for 45 minutes at The Coffee Shack, which under police regulations they are allowed to do during an eight-hour shift. |
But officers took exception to the "anti-police" coverage with Chief Constable Simon Edens of Northamptonshire Police, tweeting: "I encourage all officers & staff in @NorthantsPolice to take their break when they can, in or outside their station. #takeabreak #wellbeing." | But officers took exception to the "anti-police" coverage with Chief Constable Simon Edens of Northamptonshire Police, tweeting: "I encourage all officers & staff in @NorthantsPolice to take their break when they can, in or outside their station. #takeabreak #wellbeing." |
Chief Constable Andy Cooke of Merseyside Police tweeted: "Shock horror. Police officers taking a break and drinking tea. In public! Brilliant scoop. Makes you proud of the British press." | Chief Constable Andy Cooke of Merseyside Police tweeted: "Shock horror. Police officers taking a break and drinking tea. In public! Brilliant scoop. Makes you proud of the British press." |
Plymouth Police E section emergency response team tweeted: "We have been inundated with messages of support. As a thankyou the brews are on us if you are ever in our part of the world. #brewsforblues." | |
Photographer Wayne Perry told BBC News that when he took the shots he thought they would be used as a weather round-up. | Photographer Wayne Perry told BBC News that when he took the shots he thought they would be used as a weather round-up. |
"I was as upset about the way it was used as anyone and it was unfair but the officers did not help themselves," he said. | "I was as upset about the way it was used as anyone and it was unfair but the officers did not help themselves," he said. |
A Coffee Shack spokesman said: "If anything it was good PR for the police - at least you can go up and talk to them, which you can't if they're passing in a patrol car." | |
No-one was available for immediate comment from The Sun. | No-one was available for immediate comment from The Sun. |
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