ON DUTY SIGHTINGS 1990-2005
1990
0244 hours. 08/04/1990. Madeley near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Two unformed police officers observed a round blue flashing UFO on the M6 motorway hovering over Waltons Wood, Madeley at an altitude of 500 feet. Seen moving in a steady motion in a circular pattern around the wood. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source: FOI Documentation.2000 hours. 12/07/1990. Trafalgar Square, London. Several police officers observed a shimmering round shaped UFO above Trafalgar Square, London. They estimated that the object was 5-10 feet in diameter. Initially reported by a member of the public who apparently took photos of the object using a 200 metre lens. UFO CLASSIFICATION – DD (DAYLIGHT DISC). On Duty sighting. 4 Officers. Source: FOI Documentation.
2100-2200 hours. 02/08/1990. Hevingham, Norfolk. A green/white light with a redish glow underneath. It was seen low on the horizon moving slowly across the sky left to right for an hour. It was seen by a member of the public and the local village police constable. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 1 Officer. Source: FOI Documentation.
2305-2330 hours. 03/11/1990. Carlisle, Cumbria. Two uniformed police officers observed three objects seen in a ‘V’ formation that were bright white in colour and moved in an erratic manner as they moved across the sky. There was no noise associated with the lights. The sky was clear with moving cloud. The police were initially alerted to the sighting by a member of the public. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT)
On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source: FOI Documentation.
2100 hours. 07/11/1990. Perton, Wolverhampton. A West Bromwich police officer observed two large delta shaped UFOs each with 3-5 lights. He was able to see the objects through binoculars. They were seen against clear skies holding a steady movement across the sky. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 1 Officer. Source: FOI Documentation.
2156-2230 hours. 23/12/1990. Tamworth and Coventry. Following a number of reports by members of the public two police officers including an Inspector observed in different areas a large luminous orange UFO in the skies above Tamworth and Coventry. There was good visibility as the object travelled in a north-east to south-west direction. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source: FOI Documentation.
143. 24/11/90. 0245 hours. Location – Henlade, Taunton, Somerset. A uniformed police inspector observed a bright light divide into a number of blue and white objects as they travelled south above Henslade, Taunton at 0245 hours. At near the same time two Bridgewater uniformed officers saw a UFO as it disappeared into the distance over the Bristol Channel. West Drayton ATC confirmed that an object had been tracked on radar at the time of the sightings. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL/RC (NOCTURNAL LIGHT/RADAR CONFIRMED). On Duty sighting. 3 Officers. Source: Sunday Independent 25/11/1990.
144. Late 80s/90s. Location - Merthyr Tydfil/Brecon Beacons, Glamorgan, South Wales.
Two uniformed officers were travelling between Merthyr toward the Brecon Beacon hills when they observed a flashing light in the sky. They used their radios to report the sighting. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). Source: PRUFOS Police Database. On duty sighting. 2 officers.
145. Thursday, April 1990. Thanet, Kent. An on duty police officer observed a green coloured UFO with a yellow tail as it passed across the sky over Thanet. Checks made with the civil and aviation authorities couldn’t provide an explanation for the object.
UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 1 Officer. Source: Canterbury, Kent Adscene 13/04/90.
147. 03/05/90. 0100 hours. Backford near Chester. Following reports by members of the public who reported strange lights to both the Cheshire police and the Coastguard two uniformed officers were sent to investigate the claims. The officers, one male and one female officer were amazed to see a green, red and blue UFO wobbling in the sky. The male officer couldnt believe what he was witnessing and the female officer was amazed.
On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source Chester Tonight Newspaper 03/05/90.
148. August 1990. Location: Southern Essex. Following two sightings of a tank shaped UFO across the county two uniformed officers in the south of the county also observed the object that was seen hovering. On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source Essex Chronicle, Chelmsford 31/08/90.
1991
0210-0250 hours. 08/01/1991. Seavington St Mary near Yeovil, Somerset. A uniformed police officer saw a single bright object that flashed white, red and blue that was stationary above Seavington St Mary. The object was observed four 40 minutes. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 1 Officer. FOI Documentation.2010 hours. 27/03/1991. Shoeburyness, Southend, Essex. Two on duty officers in a stationary police vehicle observed a single circular bright white light above Shoeburyness for 90 minutes. The object was seen slowly moving across the sky westwards with no noise heard. They reported the sighting to Southend police control and to Southend Airport. There several members in the Control Tower also observed the UFO. UFO CLASSIFICATION – DD (DAYLIGHT DISC). On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. FOI Documentation.
0322 hours. 24/09/1991. Hull, Humberside. Three uniformed police officers observed a bright hovering over Howdale Road and the junction of Linnet Drive. There was excellent visibility at the time of the sighting. The UFO then began to move off in a south-east direction. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 3 Officers. FOI Documentation.
0719 hours. 21/12/1991. Dagenham, London. A bright green ball shaped object was seen briefly as it passed over Dagenham. The sky was clear where the UFO was seen and was initially seen by a member of the public before a police constable at Enfield police station saw the same thing. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT)
On Duty sighting. 1 Officer. Source: FOI Documentation.
149. June 1991. 0500 hours. Gwent, South Wales. Two uniformed officers a police sergeant and a female police constable were driving in the Blackwood area of Gwent in a rural location when they saw two orange UFOs circling above a farmer’s field. They stopped the vehicle and got out to watch. After about 10 minutes the objects disappeared in different directions. As the sun came up they saw a newly made crop circle under where the objects had been seen darting about the sky. Fearful of ridicule neither officer reported the incident. They made a pact not to report the incident. UFO CLASSIFICATION – CE2 (CLOSE ENCOUNTER 2ND KIND). On duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source: PRUFOS Police Database.
150. June 1991. 0500 hours. Location Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire. An on duty police sergeant and police constable reported the sighting of a UFO above Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source: Press.
151. Early 1992. Late Evening. Location: Hamworthy, Bournemouth, Dorset. An on duty uniform police officer, PC MALCOLM BRUNT, observed four beams of light coming down from low cloud. He described it as looking like a picture you could get from a projector. He said, “It was in the distance towards Upton and I was very intrigued. I walked toward it to try and trace where it was coming from but it had gone. It was very puzzling. His report matched others from several members of the public. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 1 Officer. Source – Irene Bott archive.
152. December 1992. Location - Langley Mill, Derbyshire. Two uniformed police officers observed a spherical UFO above Langley Mill just after midnight on Tuesday that was heading in the direction of Jackdale. UFO CLASSIFICATION - NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT).On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source: Ripley and Heanor Times 04/12/1992.
1993
153. October. Gravesend, Kent. Following reports by several members of the public a police officer, PC TONY FRANCIS, attended an address in Gravesend and observed the UFO himself. He had no idea what the object was, nor did he have a reason to doubt the veracity of the woman and son’s report he’d responded to. The UFO was described as changing its shape from that of a bell to an oval with spikes protruding from the sides. A seven page report on the sightings was submitted to the MOD who gave no explanation for the UFO. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On duty sighting. 1 officer. Source: Canterbury, Kent Adscene 15/10/93.
154. Between 0100-0130 hours. 31/03/93. Location - Devon. An on duty Devonshire uniformed police officer telephoned the MOD after witnessing a triangular shaped UFO whilst on patrol with another colleague. He described seeing two bright lights together with a fainter third one which appeared to be flying in a perfect formation ahead of vapour trails. Unusually the MOD ordered confiscation of all nearby radar tapes across several counties in an effort to identify the object. However the craft was not captured on radar and remains unknown to this day. The UFO seen that night forms part of what were literally hundreds of reports from over half a dozen counties. Other police officers also reported seeing the object(s). Off Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source - Open Skies Closed Minds by Nick Pope. Pocket Books 1997. Pages 134-141.155. Early June 1993. Just before midnight. Location Galston. Two on duty uniformed officers, PC EWAN MACRAE and PC ALASTAIR DUFF, were driving in the Galston area of Aberdeen, when they observed several slow moving lights in the sky just before midnight. There was no noise and checks with the coastguard proved negative. On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source: Western Isles Press and Journal Aberdeen
156. January 1993. Location: Kilburn, Derbyshire. Two uniformed officers, PC PHIL GARNER and PC HARRY DICK observed a bright light UFO that constantly changed its altitude over Kilburn. Several members of public also reported seeing the object.
On duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source Ripley and Heanor News.
157. 31/03/93. Early hours. Location: South Wales, Devon and Cornwall. This was a major sighting seen by numerous members of the public and police officers alike. Up to 19 officers across several counties observed a high altitude light speeding across the night sky. The MoD ruled out aircraft as being responsible. Many officers described seeing two objects including Liskeard Police. On Duty sighting. 19 Officers. Source Honiton and Exmouth Weekly News 02/04/1993.
1994
158. January 1994. Huntingdon. Huntingdonshire. Following a spate of sightings by members of the public strange red lights were observed by traffic police officers, PC GEOFF BYE and PC PETER SIMPSON whilst driving a marked vehicle at Hunts Motors roundabout, Huntingdon. They stopped their vehicle and got out to have a better look. PC Bye speculated that the lights must have been an aircraft but expressed genuine puzzlement as to why the object was travelling with their lights displayed as if moving north to south (not the usual flightpath seen). Other reports from the public continued and the mystery of the lights was never solved. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source – Cambridge Town Crier newspaper 22/01/1994.
1995
159. 1850 hours. 19/01/95. Location Birmingham. Following a number of reports by the public of a UFO in the skies above the city, two uniformed officers were dispatched to Russell Road in the Moseley area to investigate. However as they approached the scene they observed the UFO on Dogpool Lane, Stirchley. There they saw a UFO hovering above some nearby trees. They described the object as being the size of a double decker bus. In the middle of the object there was a horizontal bar of orange light, whilst on the outside there appeared to be a blue field of energy. After a few seconds the object appeared to shrink in size and vanish from view. Further reports from members of the public followed the police sighting. Unconfirmed reports allege that several other police officers also observed the object from the vicinity of the West Midlands Police training school at Tally Ho. On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source John Hanson.
160. 04/08/95. Location - Westcliff, Essex. Five on duty uniformed police officers including PC GEOFF HOWELL observed a shuttlecock shaped UFO above Westcliff, Essex, as did several members of the public. PC HOWELLS said, It made no sound and Im sure it wasnt an aircraft or a star. It was much bigger. He also viewed the object through binoculars. Checks were made with Southend Airport and local military bases but all proved negative. Puzzled the police sent up its helicopter to investigate the object but it was never found. On Duty sighting. 5 Officers. Source - A Covert Agenda by Nick Redfern. Pocket Books 1998. Page 176.
161. 0100 hours. Mid August. Location - Walsall, West Midlands. Three on duty uniformed police officers on patrol in the Aldridge area of the town observed a cylindrical UFO which glowed with a green haze as it travelled across the night sky in an arc, before appearing to land in a local beauty spot called Stubbers Green pool. The Force helicopter was sent up to investigate the sighting but could find no trace of the object. On Duty sighting. 3 Officers. Source - A Covert Agenda by Nick Redfern. Pocket Books 1998. Page 176.
162. Midday. 23/08/95. Location. Weymouth, Dorset. Whilst watching the Weymouth Carnival Air Display a Detective Sergeant and two Detective Constables observed a motionless sphere high in the sky above their position. The object appeared to glint in the sun as if metallic in structure. It was seen for several minutes before the officers resumed to their normal duties. On Duty sighting. 3 Officers. SourcePRUFOS/CONFIDENTIAL.
163. August 1995. Location: Alton Barnes, Wiltshire. Two Special Constables, one of who was a PC TODD saw a single bright light, like a star which appeared from nowhere. It gave off an orange glow and had an outer ring. It hovered near the officers before flying off toward Everleigh. PC TODD ruled out any type of aircraft and described the outer rings as being above the clouds and shaped like pear drops in a spiral. On Duty incident. 2 Officers. Source Irene Bott archive.
1996
164. 25/12/96. Holt, Norfolk. Two uniformed officers, PS STEVE KING and PC ANDY COLLER observed a UFO in the vicinity of Holt and chased it for over 10 miles in their police vehicle before the object accelerated away over the North Sea. The officers contacted Norwich Airport to see if an aircraft was in trouble but were told no flights were in that area. The airport logged the incident as a ‘UFO’. Thirty members of the public also reported seeing the object. A police spokesman said that the officers had no explanation for what they’d seen. The MOD dismissed the sighting as nothing more that a combination of the Boston Stump and an electrical storm! UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source: Daily Mirror 26/12/96.
165. Summer 0100 hours. Location - Cowbridge to Pontyclun, Glamorgan, South Wales.
An on duty uniformed traffic officer was driving along the A4222 road north of Cowbridge towards Pontyclun when he observed a single bright white light in the distance. The light was below the level of the cloud base. He wound down his window and could not detect any noise whatsoever. He stopped the car and switched off the engine. There was no noise. He observed the light travelling horizontally at an altitude of 100 feet travelling at a speed of 50-60 mph before seeing it slowly disappear over a hillside. He described the UFO as being the shape of a circular ball. At the time of the sighting it was dark and there was little wind. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT)
On Duty sighting. 1 Officer. Source: PRUFOS Police Database.
167. June 1996. Late evening. Location: M62, Brown Cow Public House, West Yorkshire. Two uniformed officers were alerted to a triangular shaped UFO seen in the sky above the Brown Cow Public House by a crowd of people who had stopped their cars to have a look at the object. A member of the public later rang the Huddersfield Examiner newspaper to see if they were going to put out an appeal for witnesses. The caller later received word from he paper that an alleged D notice from the MoD had been served on the paper not to print the appeal. On Duty sighting. 3 Officers. Source PRUFOS/MARK G (Independent Film Producer).
168. 05/10/96. 0314-1109 hours. Location: East Coast. This was a major sighting that took place off the East Coast where a red and green rotating light was seen by police officers at Skegness and Boston. In addition the object was seen by several coastguard officers and the crew of an oil tanker. Enquiries were made with RAF Kinloss, RAF Neatishead and RAF Waddington confirming that the object was captured on radar. A fascinating and revealing transcript of radio transmissions was obtained by researchers Nick Redfern and Irene Bott who also ske with members of the oil tanker crew. The crew ruled out any conventional explanation. It is reported that the airspace in the effected area of the sighting was closed for several hours after the sighting. The MoD suggested that everyone had mistaken the light for Boston Stump! On Duty sighting. 3 Officers. Source Irene Bott archive.
1998
169. 23/09/98. 0215 hours. Location: Henfield, Sussex. Two uniformed police officers, one male and one female were on patrol in the Henfield area on the mainA281 Brighton Road when they saw several unusual lights in the sky. Each light was the size of a Jumbo jet aircraft. For scale a large aircraft flew near to the lights. Each light was circular and not connected to the others. They stopped their vehicle to get a better look. As they watched they suddenly saw a beam of light being shone down to the ground approximately 200-300 metres away. It was a rural location with no housing nearby. They drove toward the beam but it suddenly went out. Both the officers were shook up by the incident that lasted in the region of 35-45 minutes. The sighting was officially reported to the MoD. On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source Irene Bott archive.
1999
170. 1830-1900 hours 09/02/99. Location - Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Four uniformed police officers (which included a dog handler and a sergeant) observed an orange UFO with a triangular formation of red lights which appeared to revolve around the object. Seen from two different geographical positions in Sheffield, the triangulated location of the UFO appears to have been over the Peak District National Park in the vicinity of Derwent and Ladybower Reservoirs. The object was seen for approximately 30 minutes and binoculars were used by some of the officers to confirm that it wasnt an aircraft. The craft was seen to bank left to right and then right to left continuously.
On Duty sighting. 4 Officers. Source - Andy Ellis (Yorkshire UFO Info) and PRUFOS.
2000
171. 19/05/2000. 2240 hours. Location – Southampton, Hampshire. Video footage by a cameraman records a hovering UFO above Southampton Water. The police helicopter arrives and is clearly seen to fly around it several times before the object fades and disappears from view. A lengthy investigation followed by the Southampton UFO Group. The MOD denied that the police had been involved as did the police themselves.
UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On duty sighting. 1 officer. Source: PRUFOS/SUFOG.
2001
0635 hours. 11/08/2001. South Shields, Tyneside. Ex RAF airman PC R CAMPBELL observed a cigar shaped UFO over the town. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty Sighting. 1 Officer. Source: FOI Document.
172. 05/05/2001. Location - Southampton, Hampshire. A virtual repeat of the above sighting details. The police helicopter was seen to circle around the object on at least two occasions before the object simply vanished in front of them. Both cases were championed by Lord Hill Norton who pursued the government for an explanation. No satisfactory explanation was ever forthcoming. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT).
On Duty sighting. 1 Officer. Source PRUFOS/SUFOG.
173. 11/08/2001. 0635 hours. Location - South Shields, County Durham. A Northumbria police officer began to drive his car out of his drive on his way to work. As he turned right he had a view towards a local technical college. He noticed a cigar shaped object hovering above it. He discounted the shape as an airship. He then walked approximately 40 yards to his garage looked again but the object had disappeared. The officer had spent 14 years in the RAF and was very familiar with aircraft of many types. He did not report the incident fearing ridicule from his fellow colleagues. He later became aware that several members of the public had reported seeing a UFO in the area. The weather at the time of the sighting was bright, sunny with excellent visibility.
UFO CLASSIFICATION – DD (DAYLIGHT DISC). Off Duty sighting. 1 Officer. Source: PRUFOS Police Database.
174. 2001. 0345 hours. Location: Tenterden, Kent. Two Tenterden based uniformed police officers observed a UFO that passed over Gascoigne Corner, High Halden. As the object passed over the night sky became as bright as day. Several members of the public also reported similar sightings of the object. On Duty sighting 2 Officers. Source Chris Rolfe, UFOMEK.
175. 01/12/2001. 2200-2215 hours. Location: Ashford to Lydd coast road. Two uniformed police officers were travelling on the coast road when one of them noticed a very bright light in the sky that initially he thought was an aircraft. However he soon ruled that option out given that it was travelling too slow to be an aircraft. After passing overhead the officers observed the object breaking up as it headed toward Folkestone. 20-30 minutes later the officers saw a similar object that again was slow moving. On this occasion the officers saw the light for 30 seconds. Newspapers speculated that the officers saw space junk burning up in the atmosphere whilst others suggested a meteor shower. However given the officers clear description of a slow moving object both suggestions appear to be ruled out. On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source Chris Rolfe, UFOMEK.
176. Evening. August. Location - Brighton. Following reports of fires on the beaches at Brighton the Sussex police helicopter was dispatched to investigate. Whilst over the area PS JOHN TICKNER observed and filmed a cylindrical UFO that passed by in close proximity to the helicopter. Note this case is all but solved. The infra-red shot looks a very convincing UFO but when viewed in normal night vision there appears to be a definite flame at its base. The object is now believed to have been a large lantern. On Duty sighting. 1 Officer. Source - UFO Magazine and PRUFOS.
2002
0254 hours. 17/10/2002. Hull, Humberside. An on duty officer based at Hessle Police Station saw a UFO over the town. A further officer in the police helicopter also observed the object. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 4 Officers. Source: FOI Document.177. 28/02/2002. 2300 hours. Location Portland, Dorset. An on duty uniformed officer was one of several witnesses of a UFO seen to hover near a set of transmitting aerials at an altitude of 1000/2000 feet. There was no noise and the object was seen to hover for between 60-90 seconds before slowly moving away and out of sight. The officers sighting was one of many in what was a series of sightings in the Dorset area. On Duty sighting. 1 Officer. Source: Press cuttings.
2003
2130 hours. May 2003 A59 between Skipton and Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire. Whilst driving a traffic car the officer observed a bright white light above a hill as he drove on the A59 between Skipton and Bolton Abbey. The onboard forward facing video camera captured a UFO that appeared to appear from nowhere and intermittently glow brightly. The officer was so intrigued that the camera captured him slowing down noticeably to watch the object that after approximately disappears from you. The Officer remarked that the light was clearly made up of a packed cluster of small, very bright lights. The officer is was adamant that the object was not a searchlight or an aircraft on afterburner. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty Sighting. 1 Officer. Source: HBCC Research.
0220 hours. 17/11/2003. Bromley, Kent. Following a report by members of the public a uniformed police confirmed the sighting of 20-30 lights in the sky. The police helicopter was asked if they could see the lights and they confirmed they could. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source: FOI Document.
2005
2130 hours. 07/08/2005. Kirby, Merseyside. A traffic crew observed four rectangles equally spaced out that looked like bright lights. One of the officers filmed the objects on his mobile phone however only one black square could be seen moving in the shot. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source: FOI Document.
178. 21/01/2005. 0000-0600 hours. Location: Runcorn, Cheshire. Approximately 20 objects were seen in the sky by several members of the public above Halton Lodge, Runcorn at an approximate altitude of 7-15000 feet. The objects initially appeared to be spread apart in the shape of an arc. The weather at the time of the sighting was a clear moonlight sky. The objects made no sound and appeared to move left to right and sway back again. At times they made incredible changes in direction. They were white in colour although a red flash could occasionally be seen coming from them. The objects appeared to interact by flashing at each other. Four Cheshire uniformed police officers saw the lights as well as a Liverpool Air Traffic Control night watch officer who viewed them through binoculars from the Tower and who confirmed nothing could be seen on radar. A total of 20 witnesses (including police officers) saw the objects. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 4 Officers. Source – PRUFOS Police Database/SB
2007
2153-2157 hours. 15/09/2007. Yeovil, Somerset. An off duty sighting by Special Constable PC STEPHEN MAINS. Having gone outside his home to have a cigarette he noticed a bright orange object moving slowly across the sky to the east. As it did so he then saw that there were two other orange lights that appeared to be moving in formation nearby. All three objects then passed directly over his home at which point the officer called his wife to observe the objects who corroborated the sighting. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). Off Duty sighting. 1 Officer. Source: The PRUFOS Police Database.
18/10/2007. Yeovil, Somerset. A Special Constable, PC STEPHEN MAINS and a regular PC observed a single bright orange light moving over the town centre. The object then stopped and began to become brighter and then began to climb higher into the sky until it disappeared from view. There appeared to be no noise associated with the object. The duration of the sighting was approximately 3 minutes. UFO CLASSIFICATION – NL (NOCTURNAL LIGHT). On Duty sighting. 2 Officers. Source: The PRUFOS Police Database.