Police work alongside banks saves £250,000 from being lost to fraudsters in a month

More than a quarter of million pounds was prevented from being lost to criminals during September by colleagues across the force recognising when someone might have been a victim of fraud. The Banking Protocol is a national initiative based on joint working between law enforcement and financial institutions, facilitated by UK Finance – in which…

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Mid Glamorgan CID team, who received the Serious Organised Acquisitive Crime Investigation of the Year Award!

Many congratulations to our Mid Glamorgan CID team, who received the Serious Organised Acquisitive Crime Investigation of the Year Award! The recognition was for their proactive work and cross-border investigation which saw four people convicted following the commercial burglary of £50,000-worth of electric bikes. The offenders had travelled from Bristol to Talbot Green to research…

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A charity for the visually impaired has urged the Government to do more to crack down on pavement parking.

Welsh Labours 2022 Manifes to promise Wales to ban pavement parking wherever possible. The Government consulted on options to tackle pavement parking in 2020 and received over 15,000 responses. However, the charity Guide Dogs said that there had been ‘no progress’ on this issue and called for the introduction of tighter national restrictions. New research…

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New digital forensic technology helps improve support for rape victims

South Wales Police continues its role out of state-of-the-art technology which allows officers to examine the phones of rape victims far quicker than has ever been previously possible. The investment comes as the force continues to implement Operation Soteria, a new approach to investigating rape. https://www.south-wales.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/images/south-wales/news/news-images/2023/09-medi-september/digital-forensics-kiosks-eng.mp4 As part of this initiative the Home Office, through…

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Vulnerable Road Users Awareness Week at the controversial road junction at Mountain Ash

This week marked the start of Vulnerable Road Users Awareness Week, a crucial initiative for our community’s safety. Why did the council’s consultants design a sprawling 5-lane junction on a single carriageway? Our dedicated MountainAsh Neighbourhood Policing Team took proactive measures by organizing a speed safety operation. This operation stemmed from growing concerns regarding speeding…

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