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Community Safety: Time to take fear out of Halloween Oct 20 2011

CRIME FILES has joined forces with West Midlands Police to help people protect themselves during the Halloween celebrations.Read

Top Tips: Intrusive behaviour is reaping rewards Mar 23 2011

ALUMWELL in Walsall is like many inner city areas it suffers from anti-social behaviour.Read

Top Tips: Residents urged to shut that door Feb 24 2011

HOUSEHOLDERS have been urged to lock up their homes whenever they are out and stop leaving an open invitation to burglars.Read

Top Tips: Shocking stunt gets vital message across Dec 15 2010

AS stunts go, it was unusual.Read

Top Tips: Don't give burglars Christmas presents Dec 08 2010

CHRISTMAS Day is little more than two weeks away, and many people will be busy this weekend decorating the house and the tree.Read

Top Tips: Birmingham is a hotspot for electric conmen Nov 24 2010

SMOOTH-TALKING door-to-door conmen are raking in a tidy profit preying on householders with electricity meters by selling them fake top-up credits.Read

Top Tips: Don't get caught cold by car thieves Nov 17 2010

THE sound of plastic scrapers sliding across icy windscreens is sure way of knowing that winter has arrived.Read

Top Tips: Unlocked cars are a gift for thieves Nov 10 2010

POLICE officers have exposed some shocking car security during an operation.Read

Top Tips: Thieves empty of Christmas spirit Nov 03 2010

IT’S that time of year again.Read

Top Tips: Christmas shoppers warned of purse theft Oct 27 2010

POLICE in the Midlands have launched an operation to tackle light-fingered thieves behind the traditional rise purse thefts in the run up to ChristmasRead

Top Tips: Watch out for the doorstep conmen Oct 27 2010

POLICE are urging residents to get wise to the tricks distraction burglars and bogus officials play to get access to people’s homes.Read

Top Tips: Don't get caught out Oct 20 2010

When withdrawing money at a cash machine, care should be taken to ensure your PIN is not seen and that your money cannot be snatched.Read

Top Tips: Beware the bank ‘shoulder surfers’ Oct 20 2010

A PLUCKY pensioner who fought out cashpoint thieves today urged people to be on their guard for the lightning quick crooks.Read

Top Tips: Don’t risk injury – wear your seatbelt Oct 13 2010

THOUSANDS of drivers are risking injury because they fail to wear seatbelts properly.Read

Top Tips: Don’t get a fright this party season Oct 13 2010

POLICE have launched a new operation to target the traditional rise in crime that causes people a “fright” around Halloween and Bonfire Night.Read

Top Tips: Fraudsters snatch £187m from accounts Oct 06 2010

CONMEN and fraudsters escaped with almost £187 million from customers’ cards and bank accounts in the first half of this year, new figures have shown.Read

Top Tips: Stolen metal is a big problem again Sep 30 2010

POLICE chiefs have re-launched a targeted operation to combat the increasing threat of metal theft in the West Midlands.Read

Top Tips: Put the brakes on thefts of bicycles Sep 30 2010

EVERY year thousands of bicycles are stolen from the streets of the West Midlands.Read

Top Tips: Cops to launch new burglars crackdown Sep 23 2010

POLICE in Birmingham are looking to shine a light on the burglars who use the cover of darkness to prey on their unsuspecting victims.Read

Top Tips: Stolen cars a big worry for buyers Sep 16 2010

ALMOST one-in-five second-hand cars offered for sale in the Midlands could be a stolen vehicle given a bogus identity.Read

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