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Twenty eight residences in a street in Highbridge (7 miles north of Bridgewater in Somerset) are among the first in the South-West to receive DNA property marking kits as part of a new anti-burglary scheme. The packs were handed out by police officers in an effort to help people keep their homes…

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There's an article in the Daily Telegraph today about the sorts of tricks used by scammers who target people using dating websites. There are some sorry tales, and with Action Fraud telling us that they took 651 dating scam reports in the three months up to August, with the average victim losing…

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Thank you to Imaan of the Neighbourhood Watch Hide Tower Scheme in Westminster for bringing my attention to the following Over to you, Imaan..... You receive a text message. It says that a friend has sent you photos to download. There is a link for you to click on. What would you do? MPS…

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Maricopa County Sheriff\'s officials are searching for a missing volunteer posseman. They say 71-year-old Samuel Grider of Buckeye is believed to have last been at the Calvery Chapel in Maricopa on Sunday. Sheriff\'s officials said Wednesday that Grider\'s pickup truck has been found in a…

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Sutton's car parks have received a top award for the way they are managed to discourage crime and be safe places to use. The award from the British Parking Association marks the tenth successive year that car parks run by the Council's parking services team have attained the ‘Park Mark'…

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The Hampshire Chronicle has a report from Hampshire Constabulary today appealing for information after fourteen sheds and garages in two villages near Winchester were broken into in just four hours! The property stolen included fuel containers, power tools, a lawnmower, several bicycles and two…

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