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Stoke-on-Trent Neighbourhood Watch and Staffordshire Police are running a Crime Prevention Day this Friday 5th July in Sainsbury's car park, London Road Stoke between 10:00 and 15:00. At the event you'll be able to have anti-tamper screws attached to your vehicle's registration plates (a way of…

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Avon and Somerset Constabulary should be very pleased with themselves after a relatively crime free event at Glastonbury. There was a total of 296 reported crimes, which is 98 fewer than in 2010 and 2011. There were no serious crimes and only one attempted robbery. Thefts (mainly from tents)…

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The Metropolitan Police Service has published \'The Little Book of BIG Scams\'. It's a comprehensive guide on fraud prevention, explaining some of the most common scams in existence, ranging from the simple to the sophisticated, providing essential advice to reduce the chances of you being…

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Eight Sat navs, 11 handbags, 3 mobile phones and an Army uniform were just some of the items left on show in customer and staff vehicles parked in Sainsbury's car park in Hatch Warren, Basingstoke. Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and Community Safety Patrol Officers (CSPOs) were at the…

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Police Federation Steve Williams, Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales, says: “The Police Federation notes that the cuts announced today are not as severe as some predicted – although we still await the exact detail - and that the Chancellor acknowledged the tireless work and…

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Bromley Police are issuing a warning about a security firm which is targeting elderly and vulnerable residents by cold calling them. Police have received complaints about Direct Response Security, a company that supplies burglar alarms, after they were advising residents that they were undertaking…

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