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Derbyshire Police has reported that they’re seeing reports of people going door-to-door offering to lay tarmac or carry out work at a âcheap priceâ because they âhappen to be in the area” or “have left over tarmac from a previous job in the area”. In many cases this leads to: â ď¸ Prices suddenly increasing by […]
Message issued by PCSO Kirsty Hunt Hello All Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at Domestic abuse. It affects people from all walks of life and in many different ways. Find out what classes as domestic abuse, how to report it and how, under Clareâs Law, you can find out if a […]
Message Sent By â¨Kirsty Hunt⨠(Police, PCSO, Derbyshire Dales), following a recent visit to Middleton-by-Wirksworth C-of-E Primary School Hello all This visit was all about knowing the difference between a secret and a surprise, and good and bad touches. The children watched the rather engaging video “Pantosaurus” [produced by the NSPCC], following which the Falcons […]
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As part of Derbyshire Constabulary’s road safety priority, they often link with their colleagues in CREST (Causality Reduction Enforcement Support Team) and make them aware of certain roads that have been highlighted by local residents. With in this mind, officers from CREST recently conducted speed enforcement: they found that 14 motorists were speeding on the […]
A new national service called Report Fraud, which has been developed to combat fraud, which now accounts for 43% of all crime in the UK, making it the single biggest threat to individuals and businesses. Report Fraud replaces Action Fraud and will provide a whole service, from how reports of cyber crime and fraud can […]
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As of April 2025, the total number of phishing scams (fraudulent emails) reported to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) reached over 41 million since its launch in April 2020. This has resulted in 217,000 scams being removed from across 393,395 websites pages by the National Cyber Security Centre. Insight revealed by Action Fraud shows […]
During the warmer summer months itâs easy to forget that thieves can quickly target an open window or door, and be in and out of your property before you realise. Here are some tips to deny the thieves any easy opportunities: If youâre out in the back garden, close any windows at the front of […]
