South Down Neighbourhood Policing Team are inviting trailer owners to a property marking event at Hilltown Mart between 2pm and 8pm on Friday 30 May. Those attending are invited to bring along their trailers which will be marked by the Neighbourhood Policing Team so that they are more identifiable…

On 22 May I ran a story entitled ‘Whitehaven's unnecessary crimes', which highlighted the problem of motorists in Cumbria (England) not locking their cars and leaving things of value in them. Well, just like waiting for a bus for too long and then three come along at the same time, I've…

A new operation has been launched by South Yorkshire Police in a bid to catch boiler thieves in the act in Sheffield. Police and Sheffield City Council officers, working in partnership, have launched ‘Operation Kingbird', which involves setting up covert cameras and alarms in properties in…

Last Saturday, 17th May, between midnight and 7 am there were thirteen thefts from insecure vehicles in the Hillcrest and Valley Park areas of Whitehaven. Items stolen included mobile phones, purses, CD's and Sat Navs. The police believe that these crimes were committed by opportunistic thieves…

I’ve said before that the crime stories published by West Mercia Police really are typical of the types of crimes that occur throughout the UK and this latest series has certainly occurred down my way - and I’m in West London

Here’s the news item:

Police are…

Every couple of months I check to see how many referrals I've been getting from those websites that link to this website. This is our way of saying thank you very much to our Partners and recognising the fact that our mission to spread the crime prevention message is reaching those parts that…