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- ↑ "Constable vacancies are now available at Garlogie and Fylingdales, as part of our ongoing campaign for serving constables and sergeants to join our #ForceWithADifference at a range of locations across the UK". www.facebook.com. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
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- MDP Station Locations Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine , August 2019 v3