British bobbies sent to patrol tourist hotspots in Magaluf say it’s too hot
UK police are taking part in a trial to help combat drunk and disorderly behaviour among Brits in the Balearics – but say they’re stifling in their uniform.
Unlike their Spanish counterparts, the British bobbies have to wear full uniform including tie and high-visibility jacket.
PC Martina Anderson and Sgt Brett Williams are taking part in a Foreign Office-funded two-week trial in Majorca and Ibiza to help authorities deal with victims and offenders from the UK.
PC Anderson told 5 News: "It is very warm here and this uniform doesn’t really facilitate that."
Sgt Williams added: "It is uncomfortable for us to walk around in, but that’s what the British public want to see. We need to work out here how we would normally work."
Authorities in Majorca cracked down on antisocial behaviour in Magaluf this summer, by banning drinking in the streets between 10pm and 8am, controlling bar crawls and issuing fines for balconing, urinating or being naked in the street.
The initiative involving the British cops follow similar trials in Spain with police from other countries such as Germany, France and Italy.
However, the bobbies’ effectiveness has been questioned as they do not have powers of arrest.
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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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