Crimestoppers has been alerted to a small number of calls where scammers have been impersonating their call handlers and asking for people's personal information, including their bank details. The charity has been warned about a group of scammers who have ‘hijacked' the Crimestoppers 0800…

Bramcote is in the Broxtowe district ofNottinghamshire, about five miles west ofNottingham and today it is famous for car theft! According to the Nottingham Post (online) four UNLOCKED cars were entered by thieves overnight on the 7th and 8th June. The stand out streets were: Derby Road –…

I spent last weekend in the old wool town of Warminster in Wiltshire where I spent a very pleasant afternoon and evening at a garden party hosted by a couple of friends and supporters of this website. The weather was mild and sunny, but with a lazy cold wind that made the wearing of shorts a bit of…

While I was away in the Netherlands last week (and it always seems to happen when I'm away) a near neighbour of mine was woken up during the night by the sound of someone rummaging in her back garden. Her husband was working nights and so she was naturally frightened by the noise, so what did she…

Having been away recently I've been catching up with the figures for this website and have taken a look at how the Home Security Survey application has been fairing. The numbers are down at the moment, largely because we're not currently running a competition and also because we've gone past the…

Just got this appeal from Merseyside Police sent to me by Cumbria Police Detectives in Liverpool have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to about a series of snatch thefts from jewellers across the UK. Officers believe the man may have important information that could help them…