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Investigators are examining CCTV images from a massive jewellery raid in London. The snatch was from De Beers in the Royal Exchange shopping arcade in the City of London. The thieves struck at 10pm on Saturday when a red BMW pulled up outside the Grade I-listed Royal Exchange. They are believed to have removed the chain and padlock before attacking the glass doors and looting extensively. Police are examining CCTV images from the arcade and surrounding streets in a bid to identify the car.
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An example of the power of CCTV is that it provided evidence that led to a man being found guilty of assaulting a drunken off-duty soldier. Members of the jury at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court saw CCTV footage of Peter Lightfoot pushing Lance Corporal Mark Aspinall’s head to the ground and hitting him with a police helmet. Aspinall, who included a tour of duty in Iraq, was himself initially charged and convicted on two counts of attacking police officers by Wigan magistrates who did not view the CCTV; but later won an appeal.
Coppers are chasing copper thieves who steal cables in the face of a big increase in the crime fuelled by surging scrap copper prices. Thieves are targeting the copper contained in the local telecoms network, leaving affected areas cut off and costing British Telecom millions of pounds every year. There was a 9% increase in incidents last year. Detective Inspector Robin Conway of British Transport Police said: "Cable and metal theft is high on BTP’s agenda due to the disruption and economic effect it has on businesses and communities.”
High density urban areas and cities have been revealed as dominating the 10 biggest hot spots in the country for burglaries occurring per 1000 people. As well as the nation’s capital, Nottingham, Bristol, Reading and Leeds figure in the list. Nevertheless if you live in Hartlepool, Durham, there is good news because this is the area that has seen the biggest reduction in burglaries since 2002. City dwellers like Londoners can give themselves the best chance of avoiding becoming a crime statistic with a CCTV Surveillance digital camera or recording system.
Britain’s most senior anti-terror officer John Yates has warned spending cuts would increase the risk of attack. The Times newspaper said Mr Yates described the cuts as "eye-watering". He claimed cutting 25% from the police budget (the planned amount of across-the-board cuts announced in last month’s Budget) risked weakening the nation’s defences against al-Qaeda, the newspaper reports. He was reported to have made the comments at a private meeting during the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) annual conference in Manchester.
Wholesale cuts to budgets could damage forces’ ability in England and Wales to fight crime, says a new analysis of the future of policing. A "total redesign" of how officers work could save 12%, but further cuts would hit police availability, said the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Denis O’Connor. He added: "We are today challenging the police, managers and politicians who make strategic decisions about the future of policing in England and Wales, to use our reports to examine their choices thoroughly so that the public’s safety and well-being are not put at risk."
Because of concerns over imminent budget cuts, some police forces have stopped taking on new officers, which has prompted concern over rising crime levels. For instance Umar Hussain, finance director for South Wales Police, said the force was continuing to recruit officers to fill vacancies with an intake due in August and September. "There is, however, a moratorium on police staff posts to help plan for the impending budget cuts announcement due in October 2010." He added: "We are carefully monitoring the situation and will need to make further judgements once the extent of cuts are known."
The Con-Lib coalition is expected to "further regulate" the use of closed circuit television cameras and to cut back on their use. However, one MP, Ian Lucas, said he wants the Government to shed more light on its proposals. He said: "Police revealed earlier this year that since Wrexham’s CCTV system was set up, it has led to almost 21,000 arrests. But the Government nationally is pledging ‘we will further regulate CCTV’. It would be a terrible shame if a successful CCTV scheme which is playing a leading role in tackling crime locally were to become the victim of politically-motivated red tape."