The full extent of how Britain’s police forces are routinely charging private companies millions of pounds to investigate crimes committed against them can be revealed. The growing practice – which has gone unnoticed for years – has led to accusations that officers can effectively be hired for cash. Banks, insurers, car firms and credit card [...]
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Feb 2012
Private firms give UK police forces millions of pounds to investigate crimes
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Jan 2012
‘Predictive policing’ could come to UK
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A very interesting story in relation to a pioneering technique dubbed ‘predictive policing’ was reported in The Independent today. “The technique to predict crime before it happens could be imported from the United States to this country. Pilots of the scheme – under which officers are dispatched to crime hotspots identified by computer – have had [...]
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Jan 2012
Fifth new lead in “nude in the nettles” case
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A FIFTH family has contacted detectives trying to solve one of North Yorkshire’s most famous mysteries. Police revealed the new lead today, as they prepare to begin digging up the woman’s remains in a new attempt to finally identify her. Officers have been granted permission to exhume the woman’s body at Malton Cemetery in order to extract [...]
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Jan 2012
The Filkin report is ‘patronising, bordering on offensive’
January 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It is perhaps up there with the 93-page police manual on how to ride a bike and the document on how cops should talk to teenagers, says The Daily Telegraph crime specialist Mark Hughes. Dame Elizabeth Filkin’s report on how the police should interact with the media is patronising, bordering on offensive. First the patronising: [...]
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Dec 2011
Claudia Lawrence: North Yorkshire Police have ‘new lead’
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Police searching for missing Claudia Lawrence have said they have a new lead. Ms Lawrence, who was 35 when she vanished, was reported missing in 2009 after failing to turn up for work as a chef at the University of York. North Yorkshire Police said a potentially “crucial” new witness had come forward. Det Supt [...]
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Dec 2011
Claudia Lawrence’s father backs new policy
December 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The father of Claudia Lawrence, the York woman who disappeared in 2009, is backing a new move aimed at supporting the families of missing people. The Government has said every police force should ensure families are automatically signposted to support services when their loved ones go missing. Home Office Minister James Brokenshire said it was [...]
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Nov 2011
Neighbourhood watch: Crime in England and Wales
November 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
Some excellent news. Crime across England and Wales has fallen by 4 per cent, however in some areas like Surrey, Bedfordshire, and Warwickshire crime is on the rise. Take a closer look with this Neighbourhood Watch interactive infographic from Confused.com. Click on the start button to see a series of informative maps.
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Nov 2011
Man held after policemen stabbed
November 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Four policemen who were stabbed as they tried to arrest a man who had grabbed a 12in knife from a butcher’s shop have been praised for their outstanding bravery. The officers were injured as they attempted to wrestle the weapon from the man’s grasp. Eyewitnesses told how police chased the man down the road and in and [...]
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Nov 2011
Wife-killer landowner admits guilt two years after conviction
November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A landowner who was jailed for killing his wife but refused to admit her murder for two years has admitted his guilt and revealed the location of the body. Adrian Prout, 49, murdered his wife Kate, 55, a former primary teacher, after she told him that she wanted an £800,000 divorce settlement but her body [...]
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Nov 2011
‘Stalking to be made illegal!’ – It is already illegal isn’t it?
November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I read with interest the reports in the media suggesting that ‘stalking –in person or online – is to be made an offence’. The inescapable fact is that, stalking is already illegal and falls under the remit of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (PHA). The PHA came into force in 1998 in response to [...]
