Counter Terrorism Policing Eastern
The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) is responsible for managing the threat of terrorism across eastern England.
Created in 2010 with a counter terrorism capability formally adopted in 2017, ERSOU operates across the police forces that make up the Eastern Region – Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk.
ERSOU’s counter terrorism policing unit comprises investigations and intelligence teams, along with colleagues specialising in prevention, training and several other disciplines.
The unit has a presence across the region, including at some of the UK’s busiest ports such as London Stansted Airport and London Luton Airport.
Local Forces
CTPE is a collaboration of the following local police forces
Bedfordshire Police
Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Essex Police
Hertfordshire Constabulary
Norfolk Constabulary
Suffolk Constabulary
LATEST NEWS FROM EASTERN
A Luton man found with extremist material on his digital devices, including guides on how to make explosives, has been jailed. Abdullah bin Yassir, 23, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after detectives found several documents in his possession containing instructions on how to manufacture explosives, as well as other content linked to Islamist...
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