A police spokesman said no one was hurt in an aborted robbery on a filling station. A knife-wielding suspect who was described as white, 5ft 9ins to 6ft tall, and slim to medium build entered the premises trying to steal money without success.
Police in northern England conducted widespread spot-checks on yards and commercial vehicles as part of a crackdown on recent scrap metal thefts. Sergeant Mark Rawlinson was in charge of an early morning operation as part of the ongoing Operation Statue. He said: “We stopped as many commercial vehicles as we could over a two-hour period.
CCTV footage is being used in a police investigation in the case of a hit-and-run driver who left a six-year-old boy to die.
There have recently been fewer crimes on the railways – 60,458 between April 1, 2010, and March 31 this year, compared with 62,295 in the previous 12 months. However, because of the high price of scrap metal, cable thefts have rocketed in the opposite direction. There were 2,712 cable thefts in 2010/11, and 1,593 in the previous 12 months.
In two separate incidents offenders targeted a shop in the West Country. In the second attempt a teenager entered the shop through the front door and tried to steal tobacco at the convenience store in Lawn.
Police said they are discussing plans for surveillance cameras to be installed with the knowledge of those living at the address in a bid to tackle domestic violence. Lancashire Police, the county council and support groups are consulting on. The county council has granted £34,000 towards a package of measures that includes CCTV cameras.
Landau Forte Academy in Tamworth has provoked debate for using on-site security cameras to capture evidence of its pupils smoking. The midlands school said its CCTV and smoking fixed penalty policy was available for parents to see on its website and it has declined to comment further about the subject.
Police involved in a quadruple murder hunt have issued CCTV footage of their prime suspect travelling to the scene of the killings on a bus. The images show businessman Anxiang Du on his way from Northampton town centre to Wootton on the day four members of the Ding family were killed at their home in the village.
Officers are continuing to examine CCTV footage to identify those involved in violence when peaceful protests in an area of Bristol turned ugly. Objects were hurled at police during the trouble occurring at a protest at a recently-opened Tesco Express in Stokes Croft.
A promoted soccer side’s day of triumph was marred by an alleged punch to an opposition player which officials vow to catch on CCTV and punish any crime. The incident happened after one of the goals in a match which Bury went on to win 3-2 and seal promotion to nPower League One.