An officer is injured trying to stop one of the bikes being driven "recklessly" around a town.
Essex Police chief constable Ben-Julian Harrington said the cuts, which will involve making 65 members of staff redundant in addition to the 99 PCSOs, were necessary to balance the books. He said: ...
The recruits took their oaths in front of deputy Chief Con Rachel Nolan, and Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Roger Hirst.