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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright has advised that with some simple precautionary measures, owners could contribute greatly towards reducing mobile phone theft.

Up to 10,000 mobiles…

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During the early hours of Monday 25th February a man dressed as Batman turned up at Trafalgar House Police Station in Bradford to…

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Newsletter 5, which went to subscribers 10 days ago, is now available to read on this website. Don't forget to send us your feedback. We would welcome content suggestions for Number 6, which will be sent to subscribers on April 6 and will mark our first year since the launch of The Crime…

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There is no doubt that it has been an extremely busy and productive first 100 days in office for South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright! Since taking office on 22nd of November 2012, Commissioner Wright has set out his police and crime budget, spent time preparing his…

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One thing that interests me in preparing crime prevention stories for this blog is the level of commonality around the world. This is especially true when it comes to the security of people's homes and cars where you read the same messages being spouted by the local police about the same…

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About a week ago West Mercia Police warned motorists driving through the county of Shropshire to be very wary about people on the roadside trying to flag them down for assistance.  It seems that some of the drivers who did stop were conned into buying cheap rings and necklaces, believing…

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