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WebOn 18 September 2012, two Greater Manchester Police officers, Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone, were killed by Dale Cregan in a gun and grenade ambush while responding to a report of a burglary in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. In 1928, Inspector Wyles escorted Miss Irene Savidge to Scotland Yard. Similar cuts to women numbers happened in other forces. Julie Smiley-Foster, First Female National FFA Officer. History was made in 1969 when females were allowed to join FFA and history was made again in 1976 when Julie Smiley from Washington became the first female to be named a National FFA Officer. Julie shares some of her favorite FFA experiences, and she explains how her background in science and communications led her to a career in education. With a record 50,000 female officers serving in the 43 forces in Theyd tasted freedom and independence and had no desire to return to being merely wives and mothers. 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