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=== Personal equipment === From 2018, both officers and PCSOs were provided with personal issue Combat Application Tourniquets[[Tourniquet| ]] for first aid and self aid purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heart.co.uk/southwest/news/local/exclusive-police-officers-given-tourniquets/|title=EXCLUSIVE Devon and Cornwall police officers given tourniquets}}</ref> From 2019, officers were issued with Spit Guards, a transparent mesh that covers a suspect's face should they spit at officers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/new-spit-bite-guards-shield-2425854|title = New spit hoods to shield police from vile 'bodily fluid' attacks|date = 14 January 2019}}</ref> From 2019, after over a decade of false starts, operational officers and PCSOs were issued with Body Worn Video [[Police body camera]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cornwalllive.com/news/police-across-devon-cornwall-can-2987704.amp|title = Police can now film you using tiny cameras|date = 20 June 2019}}</ref> Police vehicles contain a variety of equipment, which can include straight batons, [[traffic cone]]s, road signs, [[Breathalyzer|breathalysers]], [[Spike strip|stingers]], speed guns and more.
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