I hear the weather's going to be much better this weekend and I guess that some of you will be out in the garden for a bit of a barbie. Can I therefore persuade some of you to take five minutes to look around your garden with your security hat on? Can your fences be easily climbed? Do you lock…

I’m really happy to reproduce some crime prevention advice issued by my friends in Cumbria Police concerning security when camping and caravanning in Cumbria.

Here’s their press release:

DON’T GIVE CRIMINALS AN EASY DAY AT WORK

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Wolverhampton Police are requesting local people's help after two bogus callers attempted to trick their way into the homes of elderly residents on May 9. The suspects are described as follows: White, dark hair, late 40s, large build, wearing black shirt and black trousers White, dark hair, late…

With reference to my previous message, here\'s the Government\'s manifesto for fighting crime. Plan of Action If you read the original manifesto you'll see that I have extracted the commitments from it to create this easy to read list. Please note that it includes a couple of additional…

Next week I'll be waving a dampened hankie and saying goodbye to Ben and his intended as they move into their newly converted warehouse apartment in Harefield; about 7 miles away. With Andy having moved into his new place last year, Julia and I will now be on our own for the first time in over 26…

I thought it might be useful to create a new page in References to list the new Government’s ‘Plan of Action’ for their fight against crime; as extracted from the Conservative 2015…