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Retired detective becomes councillor
A FORMER Scunthorpe-based Humberside Police detective has been elected to serve on Barton Town Council. Ian Welch was co-opted as the new councillor for Park Ward, following the resignation of...
View ArticleBurglar targets gardening gadgets
A shed burglar has stolen a wheelbarrow and wacker plate in Edwinstowe.The burglary happened on Monday, May 5, at around 2.20am on Newbery Close. If you have any information about this incident you can...
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Call for more security measures following Penzance sex assault
A 23-year-old woman suffered a sexual assault at the hands of a group of men on Saturday night just yards away from Penzance's main street. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident in which...
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Winscombe and Sandford residents given warning by police
POLICE are warning residents of Winscombe and Sandford to be extra vigilant to avoid becoming a victim of theft. Last month, three bicycles were stolen from Winscombe – two from a shed and one which...
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Police called to naked man walking on Plymbridge Woods cycle path
POLICE were called to Plymbridge Woods early this morning after a report of a naked man walking on the cycle path. Sergeant Ryan Canning tweeted: "It must be warmer than I thought.. A report of a...
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Police helicopter in Chelmsford search for Brazilian student...
The Essex Police helicopter was deployed above Chelmsford in the early hours in the hunt for missing Broomfield Hospital patient. The patient, described as a 34-year-old Brazilian student by police,...
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Two dead after collision in Derbyshire
A motorcyclist and pillion rider have died in a road smash. The motorcyclist was 23 and their passenger was 22. Their identities have not yet been released. The accident happened in Amber Lane,...
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Probe leads to heroin dealers being jailed
THREE heroin dealers have been sent to prison after an undercover police operation infiltrated a drugs ring.Judge Christopher Harvey Clark, QC, praised the investigation in which two officers...
View ArticlePERRANPORTHTeen attacked
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old teenager was attacked after going to help a friend who was being "harassed" by four men near the Watering Hole pub on the beach at Perranporth.He...
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Barnstaple's public police enquiry office to shut on Saturdays,...
A PUBLIC police inquiry centre in Barnstaple is to be closed on Saturdays under new plans announced by Devon and Cornwall Police. The move is expected to save the force £760,000 a year and will see...
View ArticleResidents to have their say on police powers to tackle anti-socia...
RESIDENTS in the Devonport area are being asked what they think about a police request for new powers to tackle the anti-social street drinking.The Council's Licensing Committee has given the go-ahead...
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WMN opinion: Closing front counters pulls the police and public...
It is, in many ways, the way of the world. We no longer call, in person to see our bank manager, insurance agent or even – in many cases – the shopkeeper who sells us our groceries. Online...
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Picture clues to pair sought for Derby credit card fraud
POLICE investigating alleged fraudulent use of credit cards have issued two CCTV images of people they would like to trace.The alleged offence happened on March 25 at 8.45pm when a man and a woman...
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Knife crime on the rise in Brentwood as self-defence classes...
A new self-defence class has opened in town as knife attacks increase across Brentwood.Figures released by Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex Nick Alston show an increase in knife crime from 34...
View ArticlePetition launched to back café plans
MORE than 100 people have signed a petition in less than 12 hours backing a café's plans to serve alcohol and play music.The Homemade Café at the pavilion at The Forest recreation ground opened in...
View ArticleMPs condemn police PR for 'blitzkrieg' tactics after Plebgate
Inquiry into police union finds both current and former Police Federation chairmen subjected to 'bullying' following affair Bullying on "a scale to rival any popular soap opera" is endemic within the...
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Armed officers called to Plymouth address after alleged stabbing
Armed officers and the police helicopter surrounded an address in Estover last night after a man was allegedly stabbed. Police were called to a property in Keswick Crescent shortly after 9.30pm on...
View ArticleNew York's pension 'smoothing' may short-change retirement fund
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers who rely on the state pension fund for their retirement may be short-changed about $735 million over the next 10 years as a result of Governor Andrew Cuomo's policy of...
View ArticlePolice search for missing boy aged 9
Police are searching for a nine-year-old boy who was last seen in a playground in Tottenham. Reported by BBC News 3 hours ago.
View ArticleTwo Nottingham police stations earmarked for closure
PROPOSALS to close two police stations and reduce the number of front counters open to the public have been revealed by Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping.If plans are approved, officers and...
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