<strong>EXCLUSIVE
By Rob Banks
Crime Editor

Suffolk police have taken delivery of a fleet of 1970s Ford Cortinas as part of their new policy of bringing gritty old-style policing back to the county.</strong>

Operation Sweeney, which began last week, aims to be revive the days when robbers were scared of the police, who were notorious for using "any force necessary" to bring criminals in line.

<center><a href="http://www.suffolkgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ford-cortina-police-car.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-3132"><img src="http://www.suffolkgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ford-cortina-police-car.jpg" alt="Ford cortina police car" width="737" height="450" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3132" /></a><i>You're nicked: Ford Cortinas back on Suffolk's roads</center></i><br><br> 

Officers believe that the Ford Cortina police cars will be perfect for their new image, and that baddies will think twice about offending for fear of "falling down the stairs" at the police station.

A Suffolk Police insider said: "The chief loves The Sweeney, the old television series starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, and thinks the likes of Detective Inspector Jack Regan and Detective Sergeant George Carter should be back on the streets.

"They were super tough and always got their man, sometimes by questionable means - but it's the results that count."

<center><a href="http://www.suffolkgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/the-sweeney-e1458390788771.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-3133"><img src="http://www.suffolkgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/the-sweeney-e1458390788771.jpg" alt="The Sweeney" width="500" height="341" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3133" /></a><i>We're The Sweeney, son, and we haven't had any dinner: tough 1970s cops</center></i><br><br>





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