Somerset taxpayers are being robbed.

That's the joint message from Avon and Somerset's Police Authority and Federation - who say a government scheme means twenty million pounds a year is being spent by other forces.

The Authority's Chair Doctor Peter Heffer says it's equivalent to losing 450 officers from the streets ... or each resident getting 40 pounds off their council tax - and is urging people to sign a petiton on their website by next Monday:

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