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Civilians to take on police jobs as radical test begins

Exclusive: Thousands of crimes including housebreaking, car theft and vandalism are to be investigated by specially trained civilian staff under a radical new scheme being piloted in one Scottish town.

Thousands of crimes including housebreaking, car theft and vandalism are to be investigated by specially trained civilian staff under a radical new scheme being piloted in one Scottish town.