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PLEASE READ AND SHARE Shoppers across Suffolk are being warned of distraction tactics being used by criminals to steal bank cards from pockets, wallets, purses and bags. Since 1st October 2013, there have been 19 offences reported to police where shoppers at supermarkets have been distracted by…

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Police in West Cumbria are highlighting the importance of crime prevention and advising the community not to leave their property vulnerable. Over the last few months, West Cumbria has seen an increase in rural crime. Outbuildings and sheds have been targeted, with chainsaws topping the list of…

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Cumbria Police today received a new Kawasaki ZZR 1400 motorcycle to promote their BikeSafe initiative.

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It's good to see Cumbria Constabulary and local Trading Standard Officers checking up on doorstep traders in Carlisle and Barrow this week. They're running a week-long operation called ‘Operation Rogue Trader' to control the illegal activities of some who have been targeting vulnerable…

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We are very pleased to announce a forthcoming link from the Victoria Business Improvement District's website (Victoria BID). Victoria BID is a business-led and business funded body formed to improve London's Victoria area. BIDs were first established in Canada and the US in the 1960s and now…

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A policing initiative to combat burglaries in north-east Essex continues to \"reap rewards” as officers and partner agencies help potentially-easy targets \"avoid the heartache of becoming a crime statistic”. Operation Bannockburn was launched in and around Clacton in October 2013,…

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