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By Calvin at 13:19 GMT, 12 years ago
I won't be having a party this year at my house, because I'm going on holiday soon and won't have the time or energy to decorate the house and neither will I be out knocking on doors! However, thousands of children will be so I thought it timely to republish this useful press release from West…
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Oct
2013
By Calvin at 09:02 GMT, 12 years ago
Suffolk's PCC, Tim Passmore, is inviting business owners to attend the Business Crime Forum at the Police Headquarters in Martlesham on Tuesday 29 October where you will be able to question both the PCC and the Chief Constable about crime issues affecting your business. A buffet, celebrating…
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Oct
2013
By Calvin at 08:42 GMT, 12 years ago
WEST Midlands Police has unveiled its latest instrument in the fight against crime - the \'banjolele\'! A banjo-ukulele hybrid has been adopted by Police Sergeant Giles Dean as a novel way of spreading important security messages -- and he\'s hoping his George Formby-style \"When I\'m…
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Oct
2013
By Calvin at 08:00 GMT, 12 years ago
Overall crime continues its steady decline. Here are the latest headlines from the Office for National Statistics published 17th October 2013 Latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimate that there were 8.5 million crimes experienced by households and resident…
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Oct
2013
By Calvin at 14:10 GMT, 12 years ago
Police are appealing for anyone who has been offered items of men's jewellery for sale to come forward following a burglary in Bromsgrove in which watches of sentimental value were stolen. It happened in Cherry Orchard Drive overnight between Friday 4th October and Saturday 5th October. At least…
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Oct
2013
By Calvin at 13:00 GMT, 12 years ago
Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg is concerned that Devon and Cornwall is losing the status as one of the safest areas in England and Wales.It follows a statement by Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer that the force is very unlikely to hit a year-end target of reducing crime…
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