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Air Support Unit

Dog Section

Mounted Section

Traffic Division

Marine Section

 

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Essex Police Air Support Unit

1. The strength of the beam from the Essex Police helicopter's spotlight is equivalent to how many candles?

a. 3,000

b. three million

c. 30 million

 

2. The helicopter travels at a speed of 120 knots. How fast is this in miles per hour?

a. 60 to 75

b. 100 to 115

c. 135 to 140

 

3. How fast can the helicopter reach an incident anywhere in the county?

a. about 40 minutes

b. about 20 minutes

c. about 10 minutes

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Essex Police Marine Section

 

4. Essex Police Marine Section has its roots in the Colne River Police, who patrolled around Colchester. When was the Colne River Police established?

a. 1949

b. 1891

c. 1657

 

5. And why was the Colne River Police established?

a. To protect the oyster beds

b. To issue flood warnings

c. To crack down on smuggling

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Essex Police Traffic Division

 

6. Speed cameras cut the number of deaths on the roads by how much?

a. just under one fifth - 18%

b. just under one third - 31%

c. they don't.

 

7. How many miles of road are there in the Essex Police area?

a. 7,000

b. 1,560

c. 450

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Essex Police Dog Section

 

8. How many kilograms of dry dog feed will an average German Shepherd police dog munch through in a year?

a. 18

b. 180

c. 380

 

9. Police dogs have such a good sense of smell because the area of their brain which deals with smell is bigger than a human's. But how much bigger is it?

a. Ten times bigger

b. Seven times bigger

c. Twice as big

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Essex Police Mounted Section

 

10. Essex Police currently has four horses. Approximately how much hay do they eat each month.

a. 90 bales

b. 140 bales

c. 180 bales

 

11. Approximately how much does each police horse weigh?

a. 500 to 600 kilos

b. 650 to 750 kilos

c. 800 to 900 kilos

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QUICK QUIZ answers ...

 

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Essex Police Air Support Unit

1: c. 30 million
2: c. 135 to 140
3: c. about 10 minutes

Essex Police Marine Section

4: b. 1891
5: a. To protect the oyster beds

Essex Police Traffic Division

6: b. just under one third - 31%
7: a. 7,000

Essex Police Dog Section

8: b. 180
9: b. Seven times bigger

Essex Police Mounted Section

10: c. 180 bales
11: b. 650 to 750 kilos

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