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We have 6 news items available today
| Business Crime Reduction Advisor |
| Following consultation by the Government with the business community a new Busines Crime Reduction Advisor - Anna Poole - has been appointed as the advisor for the East Midlands (GOEM). Watch this space for further developments |
| COOL - Crime Out of Loughborough |
| A new initiative to enhance existing anti crime schemes operating in Loughborough will be launched on Friday 7th November 2003. COOL aims to establish best methods to create a targetted, intelligence led, town centre partnership approach to crime reduction. It will further establish effective and accurate information sharing systems to prevent crime by persistent offenders, locally, regionally and nationally. Further Info from Valerie Wilson Charnwood Borough Council 01509 263151 |
| MOBILE PHONE THEFT |
If you own or use a mobile phone ensure that you have recorded the phones serial or EMEI number. You can get this from under the battery on most phones or alternatively key in *#06# on the phone and the serial IMEI number will appear on the screen.
If the phone is stolen or lost give these details to the Police and Phone Service Provider.The Service Provider can now block the use of that phone immediately and through a shared database that phone will be blocked on all the other providers rendering it useless to the thief.
Hopefully in time less phones will be stolen as criminals realise that they are of no value once blocked. |
| CREDIT CARD SLIPS |
| If you use a credit or debit card as payment for goods, particularly at petrol filling stations. Make sure you dispose of the receipt carefully. Criminals are obtaining these receipts and making use of the information they contain to obtain goods and services. |
| WELCOME |
If this is your first visit to the site – Welcome. My aim is not only to provide an advice resource on Crime Prevention, for the Business Community of Charnwood, but also to enable me to send to you information on local crime trends, which may impact on your business operation.
So if your business is within the Borough of Charnwood and you would like to receive localised crime information please email me your designated contact email address, location and nature of business, via the ‘contact us’ section of this site.
It is not my intention to inundate you with emails but will provide relevant information as and when appropriate.
This news section will contain general advice.
We reserve the right to add or remove contact details at our discretion.
A Russell, North Area Crime Prevention Officer
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| Laptop Thefts - Beware! |
Do you own a laptop computer and use it regularly when you are travelling around the country?
When you stop for a break at a motorway service station or visit the pub after work do you leave it in the footwell or try and hide it under a coat on the backseat?
Teams have been targeting business users, even watching drivers park up and place the laptop in the boot before leaving the vehicle and taking a break. Knowing that there is a laptop in the boot makes the reward worth the effort to force entry. Other methods have involved smashing a rear window and pulling forward the folding rear seat to gain access to the boot.
Whenever you stop, even for a short time, always keep your laptop with you and dont leave any valuables on display in your vehicle. |
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