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Jan
2013
By Calvin at 15:00 GMT, 13 years ago
We’re really pleased to announce that a reciprocal link is now in place with the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s website and we hope that the people of South Yorkshire take advantage of…
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Jan
2013
By Calvin at 21:00 GMT, 13 years ago
Rape Aware was launched on 20 December by Avon and Somerset Police and has been developed to educate people about rape and sexual assault and to encourage them to come forward and report what has happened to them.
So far over…
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Jan
2013
By Calvin at 18:17 GMT, 13 years ago
Hampshire Police have sent out a warning to dog owners about a recent spate of dog thefts around Sutton Scotney and Winchester and have advised them to reassess their security arrangements. It seems that a number of Cocker Spaniels were stolen from kennels in Bullington and Owslebury on 30…
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Jan
2013
By Calvin at 17:29 GMT, 13 years ago
Newsletter Number 4 re-examines the data from over 1,000 Home Security Surveys carried out on this website; reports on the most read stories since November and assesses StranDNA's Chain Reaction DNA Security Chain and Alarm. I also tell some very bad jokes. If you would like to receive this next…
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Jan
2013
By Calvin at 11:59 GMT, 13 years ago
A new report, published by LV=Home Insurance a few days ago, has questioned 2,000 bike owners about their experiences of bike theft. Unfortunately I have not been able to find the report, so have cobbled together the following statistics from other sources that clearly had access to LV's press…
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Jan
2013
By Calvin at 13:44 GMT, 13 years ago
In the ‘you-couldn't-make-it-up' news today I've just come across this article in the Idaho Statesman which reports that there are five inmates at the Idaho State Correctional Institution, near Boise, who are suing some major beer and wine companies, arguing that alcohol led to their…
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