On the news this morning I was sad to see that one of the police's foremost supporters had died. Shaw Taylor MBE was known to many of us as the presenter of the pioneering show ‘Police 5', literally a five minute broadcast giving details of crimes that the police needed help to solve. It…

I just got an email from Scott pointing me to a website giving information about online safety. The website is operated by the American company, Verizon, one of the largest communication technology companies in the world. Scott asked me if I could share Verizon's page and as this site is all…

A good news story for crime prevention in Hertfordshire..... During February the number of households signed up to Neighbourhood Watch in Hertfordshire topped 80,000. Over the past year, Hertfordshire Constabulary working in partnership with HertsWatch, has achieved a greater than 20% increase in…

Employers who carry out ‘back-door' criminal record checks on potential employees could face criminal charges after it is finally outlawed. There is a well-established lawful process for checking criminal records, but some rogue employers have tried to bypass that by demanding prospective…

My thanks to Hertfordshire Police for bringing my attention to the following report

Separate entrances for affordable housing tenants in luxury developments are ‘Dickensian’ and should be banned, a new report has said.     The practice of separating…

Today is my first day back at work after a much needed break with my family down in my favourite place in Cornwall – Watergate Bay. As usual the weather was mixed, but with the sun winning out most often we all had a great time visiting favourite places such as Bedruthan Steps, Padstow, Rocke…