Frohnhoefer, then a high school shop teacher and part-time bay constable on Long Island Sound, saw the opportunity and drew up a business plan, handwritten on three pages.

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The region's last chief constable, Pat Shearer, has highlighted the low crime levels and high detection rates, as well as the "dedication and devotion of the policing team".

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The High Court in Edinburgh heard that during the row at the house in Brown Constable Pend, Michael Gallacher suffered 10 knife wounds to his head, neck and chest.

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Local government umbrella body Cosla said it was important the Scottish Police Authority robustly challenged and held the Chief Constable to account to ensure communities across Scotland continued to receive a high standard of policing and crime rates continued to fall.

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