A POLICE force is looking to recruit up to a dozen bobbies — if they speak Polish, Latvian or Lithuanian.
Lincolnshire Police wants the £22,000-a-year constables due to the area’s large Eastern European communities.
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Lincolnshire Police wants to recruit up to 12 £22,000-a-year constables – but only if they speak Polish, Latvian or LithuanianPA:Press Association
It had 136 applications.
In the past the force has spent up to £400,000-a-year on translators.
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The Met made similar moves in 2015 and 2016.
But ex-police instructor Steven Chambers said: “It would be better to offer language training.”
