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Apr
2013
By Calvin at 16:24 GMT, 12 years ago
Thanks to Thames Valley Police for bringing this item to our attention Crime on Britain's forecourts cost fuel retailers £25.7 million in 2012, up from £22.2 million in 2010, according to figures revealed in the annual forecourt crime survey carried out by BOSS, the British Oil…
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Apr
2013
By Calvin at 16:17 GMT, 12 years ago
Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables from Devon and Cornwall, Avon and Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire have reinforced their determination to develop a powerful group to ensure that the region stays amongst the safest in the country, despite government cutbacks.…
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Apr
2013
By Calvin at 13:06 GMT, 12 years ago
Over the past two years Exeter's youth health social enterprise SOS Global has received funding from the Home Office Communities Against Guns Gangs & Knives Fund (CAGGK) to develop an anti knife crime project in Exeter and the surrounding areas. The CEO Dawn Dines has been a key driving force…
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Apr
2013
By Calvin at 09:49 GMT, 12 years ago
18th April is National Stalking Awareness Day, whichexists to raise awareness about the crime of stalking. This year, because the laws around stalking have changed and are slightly different between each of the countries of the UK, The Suzy Lamplugh Trust's focus will be ‘Know the Law, Use…
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Apr
2013
By Calvin at 11:20 GMT, 12 years ago
Last week, to celebrate our first birthday we announced a most fantastic offer from our friends atTotalSafes.co.uk. Total Safeshas donated an unbelievably generous voucher worth up to £500 to be spent on any of their huge choice ofsafe products. The winner will be able to use the voucher…
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Apr
2013
By Calvin at 11:14 GMT, 12 years ago
Police in Telford have issued a second appeal for witnesses after an elderly couple were targeted by a thief in Wellington.
The incident occurred in the car park at the Morrisons’ Supermarket in Springhill on Saturday 6 April.
At just after 7.15pm, an elderly couple –…
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