Police efforts to convince us to leave nothing on show in the car and to keep them locked is happening worldwide! On 22 May I reported on Whitehaven's (Cumbria) unnecessary car crimes and on 27 May I followed this up with the frustrations expressed by an Australian police officer in Bundy in…

According to a report I've just read in the Ilford Recorder it seems that the Chadwell Ward in Redbridge had the highest levels of burglary in London earlier in the year. Local PC, Katie Boreham reckoned that just about every street in the ward had been targeted. Twelve months to January 2014 saw…

Cumbria Constabulary is launching their Junior PSCO scheme county-wide in a bid to educate and involve young people over the summer months. The scheme, which has run for a number of years in the west of the county, sees up to twenty youngsters per Neighbourhood Policing Team area from across the…

The Victoria Business Improvement District (BID) continues their free cycle safety and security checks at the following locations and dates listed below. What's happening? Cycle Surgery - Bring your bike along for a free cycle safety & maintenance check Cycle Marking - Free cycle security…

Thanks to Imaan Williams, 1st Watch Coordinator of Neighbourhood Watch Hide Tower Scheme, for bringing my attention to the following important information. This year's Neighbourhood and Home Watch Week takes place “during the week of the summer solstice” (21 June), from 14 June…

Many thousands of people use online dating sites in the UK to meet people and most do so without any major problems, even if they don't find the person they're looking for! Unfortunately there are a few who fall into the trap of having their emotions cloud their judgement leading to financial…