We hope everyone who attended the #SunderlandAirshow this weekend had a great time. Shame about the weather 🌧😕 I think we'll have dried out by about Wednesday 😂 . #armedpolicing #npfsu #soaked

Training and teamwork. 👍🏼

Hope you all enjoyed watching #OurCopsInTheNorth It's a tough job sometimes. But the team works. That's how we all do what we do. #teamwork #npfsu #armedpolicing #northumbria

Great teamwork yet again. 🚔🚁👍🏼

So it's our Twitter birthday today. 🎂 We're 4! Obviously we're celebrating this glorious day by working an early, late and night shift......whoop whoop 🤔👍🏼 . #npfsu #armedpolicing #NoDaysOff

Great day meeting officers and staff across Northumbria Police. I enjoyed getting an insight into the varied work that takes place in the force to serve and protect our communities. Visit included brilliant 999 and 101 call handlers, @NPCENGTEAM, @npdogsection, Firearms Support Unit, @npgateshead

Advanced driver training. Keeping up the skill set. 🚔 And what a view too! #npfsu #armedpolicing #scottishborders #amazingview

The new Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness meeting the troops and having a tour of Firearms Support Unit Welcome to the team. 👍🏼 #npfsu #armedpolicing #northumbriapcc

Training in all weathers ☀️🌧🔥💧. They say it's character building 🤔 Maybe. It's also wet. Very very wet! 🤣 #npfsu #armedpolicing #wetandwindy #alltrainingisgoodtraining

Great training with our 2 and 4 legged colleagues in the Dog Section 🐾 The skill and control is seriously impressive, as you can see here. Between us we make a formidable team. 👍🏼 #npfsu #armedpolicing #K9 #teamwork

#FIREARMS: Two of our firearms officers have been praised for their composure under pressure after coming face to face with a man armed with two pistols in #Birmingham. Read the full story: tinyurl.com/yxf3jaes

More good training this morning with our K9 colleagues. Such a useful tool to have for our tactics. Always impressed by their ability. #npfsu #armedpolicing #K9 #teamwork

The worst news imaginable. Our thoughts are firmly with the family, friends and colleagues of PC Andrew Harper. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

The best colleagues you could wish for! Our awesome dog section! 🐾 #InternationalDogDay #k9 #npfsu #armedpolice

Well done to everyone running the Great North Run today. You're all awesome. 🏅 It's a brilliant event and we got to meet so many of you. An absolute pleasure to help look after you so you could enjoy yourselves. Well done!! #greatnorthrun #armedpolicing #npfsu #charity

Test your knowledge. Anyone name this weapon? 🤔 . #firearms #npfsu #armedpolicing #firearmstraining

Firearms Support Unit officers team up with Great North Air Ambulance Service to help give doctors & paramedics a taste of working in a mass casualty incident. The event was organised by the Great North Air Ambulance This type of collaborative training is both vital & rewarding #npfsu #armedpolicing

📞 ONLY CALL IF YOU REALLY NEED US We all have a part to play in combating the threat posed by #Coronavirus and we expect everyone will want to do all they can to help prevent its spread. We would ask that everyone adheres to the stay-at-home measures announced by the PM.

We would remind people that you should only contact us when you really need us. Please do not contact us for info concerning the nature of the restrictions or potential punishments if broken.

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