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Sep
2015
By Calvin at 10:13 GMT, 10 years ago
This piece in International Business Times about the judicial system in Poland caught my eye this morning, so if you thought the whole of Europe was ahead in terms of dealing with hate crime then think again...... Poland\'s legal system has fallen dangerously short when it comes to protecting…
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Sep
2015
By Calvin at 10:43 GMT, 10 years ago
Thames Valley Police is hosting a stand at the Royal County of Berkshire show. There will be police vehicles on display, a wildlife crime exhibition and competitions. Officers will be available to provide crime reduction advice to visitors and the rural community including farmers and landowners.…
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Sep
2015
By Calvin at 09:13 GMT, 10 years ago
Yesterday the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) presented the findings of their rural crime survey (England and Wales) to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Rural Services and it doesn't make good reading. Here's an edited version of their press release. The survey of 17,000 rural…
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Sep
2015
By Calvin at 13:34 GMT, 10 years ago
Everyone might like to hear the following interview between John Humphrys and Paul Gambacinni today on BBC Radio 4's Today program. The interview coincides with the release of his memoir of the year he spent under investigation by the Met Police\'s Operation Yewtree, before he was exonerated of…
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Sep
2015
By Calvin at 10:40 GMT, 10 years ago
Not that I'm counting, but on Sunday, 25 October 2015 at02:00 hrs we will have to turn our clocks back one hour, which will mark the end of Daylight Saving Time. So, we're just 40 days away from those awful earlier darker nights. Police data tells us that this clock change coincides with a spike…
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Sep
2015
By Calvin at 15:31 GMT, 10 years ago
I'm not sure how many of you will see this message, but I'm after some information from my police followers. I'm trying to establish how often police officers and PCSOs are recommending my website to the public. I know it's happening a lot, but it's difficult to gauge how widespread the…
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