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A small team of officers from the Roads Policing Unit have made a big impact in its first year by taking more than 1,000 unlicensed, uninsured or untaxed vehicles off the road. The RPU’s Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) team based in the West of the county is made up of one sergeant and...
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Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of around £2500 worth of cigarettes which – literally- “fell off the back of lorry” in Eastleigh. The incident occurred between 8am and 8.15am on Wednesday May 26. A lorry travelling along Woodside Road was forced to stop as it had its path blocked by a...
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Police are appealing for information following the theft of some unusual tools from a van in Chandler’s Ford. The incident occurred between 11pm on Wednesday May 26 and 6.30am on Thursday May 27 while the van was parked in Hursley Road. About £15,000 worth of specialist Dewalt and Festool carpentry tools were stolen during...
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As part of a new initiative to combat anti-social behaviour Hampshire residents are being invited by the police to send in videos and photos of problems in their communities Hampshire Constabulary say they will be working to reduce the number of anti-social behaviour incidents across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight this summer ....
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Residents in Hedge End can now open their front doors with confidence following the introduction of the area’s first No Cold Calling Zone. No Cold Calling Zones are an initiative, led by Hampshire County Council’s Trading Standards and Hampshire Constabulary, to help reduce doorstep crime. Signs are displayed around the zone, aiming to deter...
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A 35-YEAR-OLD Eastleigh man who raped a woman in her flat in Eastbourne has been given a four-and-a-half year jail sentence it has been reported in the Bexhill-on-Sea Observer Matthew John Cook, of Chandler’s Ford, was visiting a friend in Eastbourne when the attack happened on October 2008. Cook was charged with two counts...
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Recent statistics released by Hampshire Constabulary show that recorded crime in Eastleigh Borough has fallen by 15 percent. This equates to 1390 fewer victims of crime. The statistics relate to recorded crime during the operational period April 2009 to March 2010, compared to the previous operational year. The break down of these results show...
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A 19-year-old man from Eastleigh has been released on bail by police officers investigating an explosion outside a house in Chadwick Road, Eastleigh at the weekend. He has been bailed until August 2, pending further enquiries. Yesterday, officers charged a man from Truro Rise, Eastleigh, with causing an explosion likely to endanger life. The...
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Police investigating an explosion outside a house on Chadwick Road in Eastleigh at the weekend have charged an 18-year-old man from Truro Rise, Eastleigh with causing an explosion likely to endanger life. He has been remanded in custody to appear before Southampton Magistrates Court tomorrow, Wednesday, April 14. In all six people were arrested...
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Police investigating an explosion outside a house on Chadwick Road in Eastleigh at the weekend have arrested three more people. This brings the total number of people arrested in connection with the incident to six. Two have been bailed until June while enquiries continue. An 18-year-old Eastleigh man arrested earlier is still being held...
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