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From Hampshire Police Police in Portsmouth are speaking with owners of smaller shops in the city after an increase in the number of premises being targeted by thieves. Since the beginning of November there have been just over 80 reports of burglaries at smaller shops and independent retailers in…

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From Derbyshire Police Derbyshire detectives have issued a warning to urge business owners to be on their guard against ‘mandate' fraudsters. Mandate fraud takes place when fraudsters claim to be from an organisation or supplier that a business will regularly make payments to. The…

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Another 14 new police officers are now ready to protect North Yorkshire\'s communities following a passing out ceremony held at police headquarters on Friday 28 November. The new recruits were welcomed to the force by Chief Constable Dave Jones at the end of their intensive, 18-week, initial…

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I was really pleased to see this article from Hillingdon police yesterday (West London)........ A series of raids across Hillingdon to help end the suffering caused by domestic abusers has resulted in four arrests. Officers from Hillingdon carried out a day of action on Tuesday 2 December, to…

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Someone will: Leave newly bought presents on view in the back of a car Leave presents around the tree with the curtains or blinds wide open Forget to lift the handle on the front door and turn the key Open an infected e-Christmas card Leave their bag on the back of a chair at the office…

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In line with Action Fraud's ‘12 Online Frauds of Christmas Campaign' many of our police services are warning us to be very careful about opening e-Christmas cards It seems that some of them will contain viruses that can collect personal and financial details from your computer along with…

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