Police clamping down on thefts in Wisbech
They've been offering advice to local people
Police are hoping to clamp down on burglary and vehicle crime in Wisbech.
During a dedicated day of action last week, officers hand delivered some 300 letters to homes in areas where there have been crimes recently, offering advice on how to keep thieves out.
Carol Aston, Design Out Crime Officer for the force, said:
"Our main aim is to make sure people feel safe in their homes, especially if they have been burgled.
"We work really hard to offer advice and promote crime prevention, which is why we have been holding events such as this one. The day was really successful with us managing to speak with lots of residents in Cambridge."
In Peterborough, two boys aged 12 and 13 were given community resolutions - by way of sending an apology letter - by the Acquisitive Crime Team for a dwelling burglary in Bretton in August. A 30-year-old man was also arrested by the team in connection witha burglary in Eastfield on 30 October, however he has since been released with no further action.
In the south of the county, the Acquisitive Crime Team interviewed two men voluntarily in connection with burglary and vehicle crimes. Both men, who are in their 20s, have been reported for dwelling burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and six theft from motorvehicle offences.
The team also recovered a stolen Ford Transit van which had been taken from a building site in Little Gransden on Tuesday (3 November). It was found in Chesterton on false number plates.
Since the start of the year, the Acquisitive Crime Teams have secured prison sentences of just under 238 years for offences of burglary, robbery and vehicle crime including theft of vehicles and theft from vehicles.
DCI Leigh Allman said:
"Despite a combination of the teams’ hard work to bring offenders to justice and us having seen a reduction in burglary and vehicle crime offences across the county this year compared to the last two years, we must not be complacent.
"My plea is for our communities to take a read through our advice and see what measures can be put in place, some of them are really simple and don’t cost a penny, but could be the difference between having your homes targeted by criminals or not."