CrimeStoppers

Crimestoppers has seen a 32 per cent increase which equates to 2027 more people arrested and charged as a result of information given to the charity over the last three years. [17 May 2011] - could it be that people need the money in the current financial climate or are we getting more public spirited?

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CCTV images help to identify individuals

Using pictures like those above in their "Caught on Camera" web pages West Yorkshire Police have identified over 2000 individuals, congratulations to Website Manager, Patrick Brooke.

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Nottinghamshire Police: CCTV of murdered mother-of-two released

Police have issued CCTV of a mother-of-two whose body was found in St Ann’s.

The body of 28-year-old Caroline Jane Coyne, of Bakewell Drive, Top Valley, was discovered between two houses in Thorneywood Mount, St Ann’s around 8.45am on Saturday (23 July).

A Home Office post-mortem examination found she had died from head injuries.

The CCTV still was taken by a passing bus in Porchester Road, at 1.06am on Saturday morning.
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Coventry police ask public : "Can you name this man?"

Police in Coventry have today released CCTV of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a hire car.

The car, a black VW Golf, was taken following a burglary at an address in the Willenhall area of the city in the early hours of Tuesday 29 March.

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Lancashire Police release CCTV images: Assault

POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault in Blackpool.
Around 10.45pm on Tuesday 12 July, a man entered Aireys Wine Store on Holmefield Road just before closing time
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GMP release CCTV still of man wanted in connection with rape

A woman was raped in Crumpsall. 

It happened between 4.45am and 5.15am on Sandy Bank Road on 3 July 2011. 
The woman, 20, was walking down Bury Old Road when she approached a man and asked him for a cigarette.
The man then offered to show her a short cut, but turned aggressive and raped her.

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Friday: video of the week

Best watched in full screen mode with sound turned up. Thanks to Mike at www.2digital.co.uk for alerting us to this excellent video production.

POLICE RELEASE CCTV IMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH EAST LONDON SNATCH THEFTS

                  British Transport Police (BTP) investigators are releasing CCTV images of two men they are trying to identify in connection with a series of snatch thefts of mobile phones on the Tube and DLR in east London. read more here

How not to try and break a window

CCTV Appeal To Establish Identity Of Woman

West Mercia Police have today issued a CCTV image of a woman they are trying to trace in connection with an enquiry in relation to an assault.

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CCTV appeal; criminal damage, Norwich

Police in Norwich have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with an incident of criminal damage.
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Image released of a man after woman raped - Manchester

Police have released images of a man they want to talk to after a woman was raped.

On Monday 11 April 2011, the 31-year-old victim had been drinking with friends at a bar in Manchester City Centre. At around 6.30pm she left and it is believed she met with a man on Oldham Street.
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In Photography and Video – We Want the Original Images

Great article on Imaging Forensics blog by George Reis in which he echoes our working practices. We need the original or a bit for bit copy to work with, anything else is second best..
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How a New Police Tool for Face Recognition Works - Digits - WSJ

New article in Wall Street Journal show casing a new tool to assist Police Officers in identifying criminals on the street. Device looks to be still in development but I'm sure it will be on the streets of the UK before long which will greatly reduce the amount of police time wasted by individuals who provide false details and increase the arrest rates for absconders and persons wanted on warrants.

Read the WSJ article here but don't expect it to tell you how it actually works.

Walsall Police Release CCTV Images Following Attempted Robbery

Police In Walsall have released CCTV images of three men they would like to trace in connection with an attempted robbery in Chuckery.
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Kettering: Man wanted in connection with robbery at Coral Bookmakers

THIS is a new appeal for information as to the whereabouts of Martin Joseph Reilly, aged 52, a man police would like to speak to in connection with a robbery at Coral Bookmakers in Lower Street, Kettering, which took place on Monday 13 June 2011 between 8.30am to 8.44am.
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Car Theft - Skegness

Car Theft - Skegness

Lincolnshire Police are trying to trace two men from CCTV footage in connection with the theft of a car.

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£30,000 Trailer Theft

£30,000 Trailer Theft

CCTV images have been released after an HGV unit and trailer were stolen in Heysham and abandoned in Abbey Village near Chorley. 

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CCTV Tube Attacker

CCTV Tube Attacker

 The police are trying to trace men seen in CCTV footage, in relation to an attack which left a man with a broken jaw.

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£700 Theft of Mascara in Stamford

£700 Theft in Stamford

 Police are searching for 4 men who between them stole £700 worth of mascara from a Superdrug store in Stamford.

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Criminal Damage CCTV

Criminal Damage CCTV

Police investigating the damage of a shop centre window in Bromsgrove have released CCTV of a man wanted for questioning.

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Pensioner Purse Theft

Pensioner Purse Theft

Thieves have been caught on camera stealing a purse from an elderly woman. The theft was recorded on CCTV in Lichfield.

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Our latest Newsletter is out

The latest issue of our newsletter is out in which we share some important information regarding video evidence, a great testimonial and it also includes links for you to connect with us on other social media platforms....

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Robbery, Boston - CCTV Released

Officers investigating a robbery that took place at the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society in Boston on the afternoon of Tuesday 28 June 2011 have released CCTV images of the suspect. Read more...

£35,000 Petrol Scam

£35,000 Petrol Scam

 Two men are wanted in connection to a major petrol theft scam in Manchester.

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