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Ben and I recently received an unexpected, but welcome message from a former police officer in Australia. This gentleman heads up a security organisation and has been approached by one of the State governments to do some work for them to reduce household burglary. They've been asked to undertake a…

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I've just received the following message from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust........ Suzy Lamplugh Trustin partnership with Peoplesafe, are calling for nominations for the National Personal Safety Awards. These awards recognise people or groups who have promoted personal safety in an exceptional way. …

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This short press release from Cumbria Constabulary highlights a constant problem across the UK concerning the theft of motor vehicles using keys found during the course of a burglary........ Police in Carlisle are appealing for members of the public to act more vigilantly in regards to security…

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Hi all, Ben here with a fresh recording of a scammer that called me earlier today. Beware, the following contains some strong language (both from the scammer and from me - I got a bit irritated with him I\'m afraid). I obviously knew it was a scam call from the start, but it\'s worth sticking…

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I really didn't know how to correctly entitle this article, but thought I must let all my readers know about a current con operating on the internet if you're trying to contact SKY – the TV Broadband, Phone people. On 7th January our Sky box was playing up so my wife said she would give SKY…

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I recently received an email from a lady who asked me if I could recommend a locksmith to her (I get this type of email about once a month). I wrote back and advised her to go to the ‘Find a Locksmith' page on the website of the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA). The MLA is, as far as I…

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