Manchester Police and Manchester City Council are teaming up to take a unique step in making local residents aware of the dangers of theft and burglaries by keeping doors and windows locked or open in their homes. St Anne’s Sq is hosting a life sized living room today, Tuesday 17th August, which has been dropped in to help launch the ‘Think Lock’ scheme. Police and Council staff are hoping that if they can demonstrate how easy it is to leave yourself susceptible to property theft it will encourage people to take the simple yet necessary precautions to protect their belongings after statistics show that one in three properties are robbed through leaving a window or door open.
Manchester Police and Council Team Up To Fight Against Burglary
Police Test Door Security in Formby and Bootle
Police officers throughout Formby and Bootle are testing the security in homes with what can only be described as a “novel approach”. As part of ‘Operation Handle’, police officers test outdoor handles on exterior doors to see just how secure homes in the area are and to warn people how easy it is to leave your home susceptible to theft and break-ins. Although the burglary rate is low in the Formby area, (15 reported burglaries in June and the same in July) officers are trying their hardest to keep these figures down, especially over the summer months, with many people not securing their homes properly, leaving windows and doors open.
Hackney Council Investigates Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Hackney Homes, who are in partnership with Hackney Council, had supplied and fitted carbon monoxide alarms to safe guard their tenants from the silent killer, CO. Apart from this, they also followed up at each home fitted with the alarm with regular inspections and servicing, however when they had a high amount of alarms being triggered, the company wanted to know if they had a faulty batch of CO detectors or something more sinister was going on in people’s homes. Read more…
Derby Police Target Local Properties to Increase Home Security Awareness
Derbyshire Constabulary are launching a footprint campaign this week which will target people who leave their doors unlocked. The purpose of this exercise is to improve home security. Local police officers will promote this campaign by handing out leaflets to houses they feel are particularly vulnerable to the risk of opportunist burglary. The leaflets will give information that will highlight techniques that can be used to aid the prevention of crime. They will also supply contact details for people whom would like further advice on improving their home security so residents can take action and put security measures in place to protect their homes and belongings. Read more…
Residents Demand CCTV and Increased Security
Residents whom have lobbied for years to remove drug dealing from their street have finally received a break through with Renfrewshire County Council. Local tenants complained of the ‘blatant’ exchange of class A drugs between the dealers and the users, and the left over drug paraphernalia, such as used syringes and other objects. As a solution to this ‘epidemic’ of drug misuse Renfrewshire Council agreed to use a range of local security specialists to install hi-tech cctv systems and the latest security entry systems, in order to aid the prevention of drug dealing and drug use. Read more…
Neighbours Protest Over Security Fence
South Oxfordshire district council gave Olivia Harrison permission to install new security defences around her mansion in Henley-on-Thames after an ongoing battle to protest against the extreme security measures she had in place. The mansion is currently protected by a 985 meters of razor wire fence which was installed after a brutal attack at the property in 1999 when a schizophrenic Liverpudlian broke into the property and stabbed the musician.
Fire Fighters Call For Common Sense
People across the country have been lapping up the sun and good weather the past couple of weeks following a glorious heat wave. Thousands of people have been having garden parties and the highlight of a good party is always a barbeque. With people drinking and enjoying themselves a little bit of common sense can sometimes go out of the window and that was certainly the case in Cove on Sunday. Rushmoor fire station had to respond to an incident on Haskins Road after a fire started there which destroyed a garden fence and left extensive damage to roof tiles and guttering.
Solihull Teen Arrested After a String of Arson Attempts
A series of fires in a local park, has led to the arrest of a fourteen year old Solihull boy for arson following suspicious attacks. Damage to garden furniture, sheds, and garden fences have led to the arrest of the Lyndon teenager, for starting the grass fires in the local area.
It is believed that youths are collecting dried twigs and grass amongst other things, stacking them up against garden fences and setting them alight. The worst of the incidents include occurrences of fires spreading into the gardens of local residents causing damage to their properties. A spokesman from the local neighbourhood police has stated that these incidents cannot be dismissed, and the people responsible are being actively pursued. There are also a number of operations going on, to help to catch them.
Selby College Upgrades Security for 3G Pitch
As part of the plans for installing a new football pitch, Selby College will be putting security measures in place in a bid to deter vandals and reduce the amount of vandalism affecting the site. This will be achieved by installing extra CCTV, as well as additional security measures such as security lighting which will be added to the new building, and fitting anti-vandal hinges on the flood lights. The area will also be manned by security guards patrolling the grounds from a company who already supply security services to the college.
Wiltshire Woman Victim of Wheely Bin Theft
A lady from Wiltshire has now had to resort to locking up her wheelie bins after hers has been stolen, the mother of 3 was refused a replacement bin by the council unless she paid the sum of £40.79. The lady called the council and explained that her bin had been stolen but the Wiltshire council said that the wheelie bins are property of the home owner and any replacements need to be paid for by the occupier of the property like any other property that goes missing.