Over 1,000 people apply for Police Community Support Officer posts

 
More than 1,000 people applied to become the face of community policing across the West Midlands in the latest recruitment drive.
 
The force opened PCSO recruitment in January – and for the first time ever West Midlands Police offered its potential new recruits the chance to achieve a professional qualification while they work.
 
The force is looking to enlist 150 new Police Community Support Officers by 2020, alongside the recruitment of 800 officers and 200 specialist s