Stepping back to around 1996, this action photo shows officers carrying out a genuine entry operation and just how different frontline policing looked nearly 30 years ago.
The four officers are wearing white shirts and ties or dark police jackets, rather than the body armour and protective equipment commonly seen today.
None can be seen wearing helmets, eye protection or gloves, despite broken glass covering the doorstep and the door panel being smashed.
A black holster can be seen on one officer’s belt, while another appears to have a handheld radio at his hip. There are no body worn cameras, which are now commonly used by frontline officers.
One thing that may still look familiar is the red hand ram, often nicknamed the “Big Red Key”, used to force entry.
A lot has changed since this photograph was taken.
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Photographs © Wayne Perry / Plymouth Post