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• Police seek informaton following Marlborough sunglasses theft

  By  MirandaBaker at 11:37 on 27/08/10

  

  Wiltshire Police are appealing for assistance in identifying the man pictured in connection with a theft. At approximately midday on Monday 2nd August 2010, a man entered a shop on Marlborough High Street, selected a pair of Oakley sunglasses worth approximately £170, and left the store without making any attempt to pay for them. Anyone with information on the identity of the man pictured is asked to contact Police Community...

• Marlborough handbag theft in July

  By  Holly_Berry at 19:46 on 24/08/10

  

  An elderly lady was shopping in Marlborough High Street on Saturday 26th July when she became the victim of a callous thief who stole her handbag. The lady had her handbag in a shopping trolley and it is believed that the bag was taken at some point between 1-1.50 pm. The victim retraced her steps but the bag couldn’t be found. She reported the loss of her debit/credit cards to her bank within half an hour of discovering...

• Police appeal for information after 90 year old is robbed near Netheravon

  By  MirandaBaker at 17:23 on 17/08/10

  

  Police are making an appeal for information after a 90 year old man was robbed whilst walking his dog near Netheravon. The incident happened around 7am on Sunday morning, 8th August 2010, whilst the man walked his dog in the area of the ‘Bravo’ Tank crossing on the A345 south of Netheravon. Whilst walking the victim was approached from behind by two young men believed to be aged in their late teens / early twenties and...

• Wiltshire still has one of the lowest crime rates in England

  By  Holly_Berry at 18:41 on 26/07/10

  

  Wiltshire Police has the 6th lowest crime rate in England for every 1,000 people and remains one of the safest counties in the country, according to figures released earlier this month. There were 2,706 fewer crimes in Wiltshire and Swindon between April 2009 and March 2010 according to the Home Office statistics, with all recorded crime falling by 7% for the second successive year. This year’s fall is consistent with the...

• MONDAY JULY 26th at 1.30pm THE WATERMILL BOOK CLUB TRUE CRIME PANEL

  By  Holly_Berry at 12:41 on 25/07/10

  

  A Watermill Book Club event with a difference....  On Monday July 26th, a TRUE CRIME PANEL, featuring three authors who have actually worked in the world of crime, will endeavour to provide a passport into the world of the police and the criminal.  For all those avid readers of crime novels and thrillers this is a date not to be missed.  All readers will have at one time or another wondered how true to life the plots...

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