Category Archives: Crime Updates

Asking Everyone To Be Careful….Social Co

Social cohesion is defined as the willingness of members of a society to cooperate with each other in order to survive and prosper. … Social cohesion contributes to a wide variety of social outcomes such as health and economic prosperity. … Continue reading

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Trying Times Indeed

Even in these very trying times for everyone – some people are looking to take advantage of the current situation….sorry a bit lengthy but worth 3 minutes…. As the Fraud and Cyber Security Advisor for Cambridgeshire Police, I wanted to … Continue reading

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Looks Like a Sensible Candidate to me…..

Being ‘Independent’ as I am – I do not normally endorse any candidates. However after the ‘serious’ demise of the previous Police & Crime Commissioner ‘Jason Ablewhite’ who on several occasions I felt ‘spoken down’ too when asking questions to … Continue reading

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Someone Asked…?

Crime Stats for Cambridgeshire – Some information maybe out of date ie It states that Whittlesey still has a Police Station. Click on the link : to see individual statistics. https://www.ukcrimestats.com/Police_Force/Cambridgeshire_Constabulary

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Be My Valentine Scam – Please Be Aware….

Valentine’s Day may be a time for romance for some however we are warning the public of romance fraud. In Cambridgeshire last year (2019) there were 86 reports of romance fraud, with total losses to victims of £558,026.Romance fraud is … Continue reading

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Even the Fraud & Cyber Crime Advisor gets fraudulent text messages.

Even the Fraud and Cyber Crime Advisor gets fraudulent text messages. I keep calling the mobile number and it keeps going into a Giff Gaff voicemail, how rude. I have also sent apple.com the screenshot. A couple of reminders, the … Continue reading

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Amazon Prime ||/|| Scam…

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Scam – Scam & More Scams – Beware…

I’ve recently been contacted by a resident to warn of a scam phone call purporting to be from BT and threatening that their phone line will be cut off. The resident knew this was a scam because they are not … Continue reading

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More Courier News Fraud #2

Further to my previous e-mail about courier fraud this morning, I would also like to share a later press release that Cambridgeshire Police put out in relation to recent courier fraud incidents in Cambridgeshire. Please scroll down below my signature. … Continue reading

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More Courier Fraud News #1

Apologies for being a bit slow with this one as many of you will have already have seen at least some elements of this e-mail by now from other sources. I just thought it worth collating a few things in … Continue reading

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Date For Your Diary… If You Have Issues or Concerns

The next police engagement meeting is on Tues 18 Feb 20 10.00-12.00hrs at Whittlesey Library. The engagement meeting is a useful opportunity to talk to our PCSO and the Safer Neighbourhood Teams.

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88K Lost To Courier Fraud In Cambs in January

This is not the ‘real’ figure as not everyone who has been a victim reports the incident. (RG) You may recall earlier this month we warned of ‘courier fraud’ scams where fraudsters pose as a police officer or bank official to … Continue reading

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