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An interesting new report concerning mobile phone theft has just been published by the Home Office. Please follow the link below to read the pdf Their Executive Summary (part) Crime in England and Wales has fallen by more than 10 percent under the Coalition Government, and the independent Crime…

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Because I've been running this website for two-and-a-half years I know that there are certain days in the week that are busy for crime prevention and certain days that are not. The busiest day of the working week for me is Monday followed by Tuesday then Thursday then Wednesday and finally…

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An interesting article analysing the state of play with the latest gun obsession in the USA. From Bloomberg.com....... Millions more Americans will have the right to drive and walk around U.S. cities with hidden, loaded guns if freelance videographer Edward Peruta wins his fight to carry one on…

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Newsletter 12, which was sent to subscribers on 1 September has now been published for all to see on the website. This issue celebrates half a million visits to the site since launch, reports back on our attempt to link up with more police services and highlights the new advice pages that have…

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Press Release Police in Carlisle have issued a warning after reports that two teenagers may have collapsed following smoking synthetic cannabis from an e-cigarette. One boy, aged 15, was taken to Cumberland Infirmary on two separate occasions on Friday 19thand Monday 22ndSeptember. Another boy,…

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While I was away on holiday Ben was busy getting the Forum back up and working. He ran the new Forum silently for a week to see how well the anti-spam software was working. After 70 unsuccessful attacks on the Forum (yes, that many!) we gave it the thumbs up and sent out a message to our Newsletter…

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