Board to decide on 95 new recruits for police

Ninety-five new officers could be recruited in the North-eastover the next four years.

The Grampian Joint Police Board is set to make a decision onFriday on whether to approve plans put forward by the region's forceto recruit the new officers.

But some of the new recruits are likely to be replacements forretirees and those leaving the force in the coming year.

However, granting the recruitment of the extra manpower may bringGrampian Police a step closer to meeting the national average, saidboard convener Martin Greig, pictured.

He said that 60 of the new recruits would join before March 2009.

The other 35 were set to be recruited before …