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Busy Week for the IPCC

Publishing its annual report for 2007/08, Nick Hardwick, IPCC Chair, said: 'Public confidence in the IPCC is very high. Almost nine in 10 people (88%), who have heard of the IPCC, think they would be treated fairly if they complained to us. Two thirds thought we were independent and impartial.'

The growth in demand for IPCC services was again an issue in 2007/08. Last year 2,208 incidents and complaints were referred to the Commission compared with 2,049 in 2006/07. The number of direct complaints handled by the IPCC went up by 1,152 to 11,449.

One of its more high profile enquiries - into the death of 21 year old Rachel Whitear in May 2000, and the subsequent investigations by both Devon and Cornwall and Wiltshire Forces - has been concluded. While the investigations have shed no new light on the tragic death, the IPCC report does not identify any misconduct by officers and contains no recommendations about amendments to policies around drug related deaths.

In the handling of another tragic case, the IPCC has substantiated two complaints relating to searches of the family home, out of a total of 12 complaints against Wiltshire Police in its criminal investigation prior to the death of 15-month-old Joshua Taylor.

Meanwhile, Nick Hardwick welcomes the strengthened Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody, underlined with the news that deaths in or following police custody fell to 21 last year from 27 the year before.

Finally, the IPCC had the happy duty of reporting that the number of fatal police-related road traffic incidents has halved in the last year. There were 17 fatal road traffic incidents involving police in England and Wales during 2007/08 compared to 35 in 2006/07. These resulted in 23 fatalities, a fall of 13 deaths from 36 in 2006/07.

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In depth discussions of today's policing issues

The Need for Information-led Policing
SPSS' Robert Martin explores the latest developments in the use of data across UK and European police forces.
Controversy often surrounds Home Secretary Jacqui Smith when speaking of the UK's police force. However, she has stood by a decision to allocate £50 million to the police to spend on handheld devices such as PDAs. The PDAs will allow officers more time in solving crime and helping the local community, and less time at a desk in the station.
[Read the Rest Here]

See here for links to previous Special Features

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

Overall Police Personnel Numbers up 1.6%
Commenting on the release of police service strength statistics for England and Wales, ACPO President Chief Constable Ken Jones said: 'The snapshot on overall service numbers published today shows police personnel increased by 1.6% over the 12 months to 31st March 2008'.
[More on this Story]

High Tech Crime Prevention for Stevenage Schools
A high tech crime prevention tool - enigmaTag - is being placed in all schools across Stevenage ahead of the summer holidays. RedWeb's enigmaTag uses encrypted micro particles to 'mark' home owners' assets so they can be easily identified.
[More on this Story]

Staff Side Disappointment at Failure to Agree Pay Settlement
Paul McKeever, Chairman of the Staff Side of the Police Negotiating Board, says: 'We are bitterly disappointed that a failure to agree has been registered at the Police Negotiating Board today.'
[More on this Story]

No Agreement on Scottish Police Pay for 2008
Following the dispute in 2007 when the UK Government overturned an independently arbitrated pay award, pay talks for 2008 have again broken down.
[More on this Story]

Universal CCTV Player
Trying to decode and display the myriad of CCTV players now in circulation is a time consuming problem and an unwanted drain on resources for the police and courts. However, salvation is at hand in the form of ‘UniVue,’ a Universal CCTV player, developed by ClearView Communications.
[More on this Story]

First National Policing Plan for Wales Launched
Police Forces in Wales are leading the way in England and Wales with collaborative working as the first ever National Policing Plan for Wales is launched.
[More on this Story]

Portishead HQ Becomes Focal Point for World's Police
Portishead police headquarters became the focal point for world policing for three days. Officers drawn from forces from across the globe took part in the fact-finding trip to the nerve centre of Avon and Somerset police.
[More on this Story]

Public Confidence High in IPCC - Annual Report Published
'Public confidence in the Independent Police Complaints Commission is high, demand is at record levels and performance is improving. Last year the IPCC completed a record number of independent investigations, significantly cut the backlog of appeals and handled over 11,000 direct complaints.'
[More on this Story]

IPCC: Number of Fatal Police-Related Road Traffic Incidents Halved
The number of fatal police-related road traffic incidents has halved in the last year according to figures published by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) on Monday 21st July.
[More on this Story]

IPCC Concludes Baby Taylor Investigation
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has concluded its managed investigation into complaints against police officers from Wiltshire Police who commenced a criminal investigation prior to the death of 15-month-old Joshua Taylor.
[More on this Story]

IPCC Publishes Rachel Whitear Final Report
The Independent Police Complaints Commission haspublished the final Wiltshire Police investigation report into the death of 21-year-old Rachel Whitear in May 2000 in Exmouth, Devon, on its website.
[More on this Story]

IPCC Welcomes Strengthened Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody
The Independent Police Complaints Commission welcomes the Ministry of Justice's decision to strengthen the Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody.
[More on this Story]

Nio Security Forms Strategic Alliance with Lenco Software
Nio® Security Inc. - the provider of intelligent video security camera and DVR solutions for civilian security applications - has signed a strategic agreement and alliance with Lenco Software AS.
[More on this Story]

PIPS ANPR Cameras for London's Low Emission Zone
PIPS Technology Ltd has supplied Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to Siemens Traffic Controls, as part of a contract awarded by Transport for London to provide an enforcement structure for London's Low Emission Zone (LEZ).
[More on this Story]

ACPO Comment on Criminal Records Ruling
Commenting on the criminal records ruling by the Information Tribunal on 21st July, Ian Readhead, Deputy Chief Constable of Hampshire and ACPO lead on data Protection and Freedom of Information made the following statement:
[More on this Story]

ACPO Comment on Report of the DNA Ethics Group
On 21st July the first Annual Report of the DNA Ethics Group, chaired by Professor Peter Hutton was published.
[More on this Story]

Operation Crassus Leads to the Recovery of Goods and Vehicles
Between 26th April and 11th May 2008 the National Roads Policing Intelligence Forum (NRPIF) together with the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS) and Ports Police around the UK took part in Operation Crassus to try to identify the amount of stolen plant being moved on the strategic road network.
[More on this Story]

Federation Response to Green Paper
The Police Federation of England and Wales is pleased that the government appears to have listened to many of the problems of bureaucracy and targets we have highlighted in our reports on 24/7 and CID policing over the years.
[More on this Story]

Pilot to Help People With Mental Health Needs
How to better support people with mental health and complex needs who find themselves repeatedly going through the criminal justice system was the focus of an event held at Watford Football Club on Wednesday, July 16th.
[More on this Story]

Operation Velopy Aims to Make Caravaning Safer
Police will be helping to make the Midlands‚ road network safer in an operation aimed at reducing the number of caravan-related accidents on the motorway this Friday (25th July 2008).
[More on this Story]

Hundreds of New Cops Get Ready To Hit The Streets
Scotland’s largest police force is placing over a hundred new cops on the streets as part of an unprecedented recruitment drive to bolster existing resources. Strathclyde Police will see 112 new police officers being sworn in to mark the beginning of their service as police officers.
[More on this Story]

Metropolitan Police Authority - July Meeting
A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) was held on Thursday 24th July 2008 at 10.00 a.m. Members discussed the MPA's Stockwell scrutiny report which was conducted by a panel of four Authority members.
[More on this Story]

ACPO Response to Release of PCSO Review
Commenting on the release of the Review of PCSOs, published today, Chief Constable Leicestershire and ACPO lead for Neighbourhood Policing, Matt Baggott, made the following statement:
[More on this Story]

Metal theft Initiative a Success
An initiative to combat metal theft in the Mendip West policing area has been so successful that other Police Forces are looking to adopt the scheme.
[More on this Story]

Beating the Fuel Thieves
With the price of fuel on the increase Fife Police has been running the initiative 'Forecourt Watch' in the bid to help business beat the fuel thieves.
[More on this Story]

Amnesty Attracts Big Guns
Over fifty imitation firearms have been surrendered by members of the public in Avon and Somerset during the guns amnesty in June.
[More on this Story]

Cleveland Police Welcomes British Crime Survey Results
The latest set of figures released by the British Crime Survey show that Cleveland has one of the lowest crime figures in relation to personal crime in the UK.
[More on this Story]

New Chief Welcomes Major Fall in Crime
People living in the Dyfed-Powys area are feeling safer, more secure and more confident in their local police figures released on 18th July reveal.
[More on this Story]

From the Neighbourhood to the National
Cumbria Constabulary Chief Constable Craig Mackey said: 'The Government has published its Green Paper on Policing. We now need to study the green paper carefully and go through the finer detail.
[More on this Story]

CONFERENCE & EVENT NEWS

ACPO-APA International Policing Exhibition 2008
The 2008 International Policing Exhibition attracted 150 exhibitors and over 1200 professionals from the policing and security sector to the brand new Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) from 25-26 June.
[More on this Event Here]

Community Challenge Cup Kicks Off In Motherwell
Officers in North Lanarkshire are preparing to showcase their football skills as they warm up for a 5-a-side football tournament in Motherwell – the Community Challenge Cup.
[More on this Event Here]

Ultimate Force, Ultimate Frisbee
Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from Bishop's Stortford Safer Neighbourhood Team will be holding free Frisbee and rounders matches throughout August for the local community.
[More on this Event Here]

Come to Norfolk Police Gala Day, Norfolk Showground, 31st August 2008
Looking for something to do at the end of this summer holidays? Why not take the opportunity to visit the one event which showcases the work of your local police force and our partner agencies.
[More on this Event Here]

Thames Valley Police Invites Families for a Day of Fun!
This summer Thames Valley Police is holding a family fun day and is throwing open its doors to families to come along and find out more about policing. It will be held on Saturday 9th August, between 10am and 4pm, in the grounds of Thames Valley Police Training Centre at Sulhamstead near Reading, which includes the Force museum.
[More on this Event Here]

Titheringtons Sponsors Conference
Once again Titheringtons is proud to be sponsor of the APHSA 2008 Conference. The fitness of Police officers can directly affect not only their physical health, but also how they do their job every day.
[More on this Event Here]

ACPO Drugs Conference, 17 - 19 November 2008, Belfast
Demands on the policing of drugs have never been greater, but to what extent has the use of drugs penetrated all aspects of our society and how can we enforce the rules?
[More on this Event Here]

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Almost nine in 10 people (88%), who have heard of the IPCC, think they would be treated fairly if they complained to us. Two thirds thought we were independent and impartial.' The growth in demand for IPCC services was again an issue in 2007/08. Last year 2,208 incidents and complaints were referred to the Commission compared with 2,049 in 2006/07. The number of direct complaints handled by the IPCC went up by 1,152 to 11,449. One of its more high profile enquiries - into the death of 21 year old Rachel Whitear in May 2000, and the subsequent investigations by both Devon and Cornwall and Wiltshire Forces - has been concluded. While the investigations have shed no new light on the tragic death, the IPCC report does not identify any misconduct by officers and contains no recommendations about amendments to policies around drug related deaths. In the handling of another tragic case, the IPCC has substantiated two complaints relating to searches of the family home, out of a total of 12 complaints against Wiltshire Police in its criminal investigation prior to the death of 15-month-old Joshua Taylor. Meanwhile, Nick Hardwick welcomes the strengthened Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody, underlined with the news that deaths in or following police custody fell to 21 last year from 27 the year before. Finally, the IPCC had the happy duty of reporting that the number of fatal police-related road traffic incidents has halved in the last year. There were 17 fatal road traffic incidents involving police in England and Wales during 2007/08 compared to 35 in 2006/07. These resulted in 23 fatalities, a fall of 13 deaths from 36 in 2006/07. • • • Check Out our Archive Section, a quick way of overviewing previously published information • • • MISSED LAST WEEK'S SECURIZINE? IT'S HERE SUBSCRIBE FREE! If you do not already receive SECURIZINE on a weekly basis, subscribe FREE OF CHARGE here THE BIG FEATURE *In depth discussions of today's policing issues* The Need for Information-led Policing SPSS' Robert Martin explores the latest developments in the use of data across UK and European police forces. Controversy often surrounds Home Secretary Jacqui Smith when speaking of the UK's police force. However, she has stood by a decision to allocate £50 million to the police to spend on handheld devices such as PDAs. The PDAs will allow officers more time in solving crime and helping the local community, and less time at a desk in the station. [Read the Rest Here] See here for links to previous Special Features THIS WEEK'S NEWS Overall Police Personnel Numbers up 1.6% Commenting on the release of police service strength statistics for England and Wales, ACPO President Chief Constable Ken Jones said: 'The snapshot on overall service numbers published today shows police personnel increased by 1.6% over the 12 months to 31st March 2008'. [More on this Story] High Tech Crime Prevention for Stevenage Schools A high tech crime prevention tool - enigmaTag - is being placed in all schools across Stevenage ahead of the summer holidays. RedWeb's enigmaTag uses encrypted micro particles to 'mark' home owners' assets so they can be easily identified. [More on this Story] Staff Side Disappointment at Failure to Agree Pay Settlement Paul McKeever, Chairman of the Staff Side of the Police Negotiating Board, says: 'We are bitterly disappointed that a failure to agree has been registered at the Police Negotiating Board today.' [More on this Story] No Agreement on Scottish Police Pay for 2008 Following the dispute in 2007 when the UK Government overturned an independently arbitrated pay award, pay talks for 2008 have again broken down. [More on this Story] Universal CCTV Player Trying to decode and display the myriad of CCTV players now in circulation is a time consuming problem and an unwanted drain on resources for the police and courts. However, salvation is at hand in the form of ‘UniVue,’ a Universal CCTV player, developed by ClearView Communications. [More on this Story] First National Policing Plan for Wales Launched Police Forces in Wales are leading the way in England and Wales with collaborative working as the first ever National Policing Plan for Wales is launched. [More on this Story] Portishead HQ Becomes Focal Point for World's Police Portishead police headquarters became the focal point for world policing for three days. Officers drawn from forces from across the globe took part in the fact-finding trip to the nerve centre of Avon and Somerset police. [More on this Story] Public Confidence High in IPCC - Annual Report Published 'Public confidence in the Independent Police Complaints Commission is high, demand is at record levels and performance is improving. Last year the IPCC completed a record number of independent investigations, significantly cut the backlog of appeals and handled over 11,000 direct complaints.' [More on this Story] IPCC: Number of Fatal Police-Related Road Traffic Incidents Halved The number of fatal police-related road traffic incidents has halved in the last year according to figures published by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) on Monday 21st July. [More on this Story] IPCC Concludes Baby Taylor Investigation The Independent Police Complaints Commission has concluded its managed investigation into complaints against police officers from Wiltshire Police who commenced a criminal investigation prior to the death of 15-month-old Joshua Taylor. [More on this Story] IPCC Publishes Rachel Whitear Final Report The Independent Police Complaints Commission haspublished the final Wiltshire Police investigation report into the death of 21-year-old Rachel Whitear in May 2000 in Exmouth, Devon, on its website. [More on this Story] IPCC Welcomes Strengthened Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody The Independent Police Complaints Commission welcomes the Ministry of Justice's decision to strengthen the Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody. [More on this Story] Nio Security Forms Strategic Alliance with Lenco Software Nio® Security Inc. - the provider of intelligent video security camera and DVR solutions for civilian security applications - has signed a strategic agreement and alliance with Lenco Software AS. [More on this Story] PIPS ANPR Cameras for London's Low Emission Zone PIPS Technology Ltd has supplied Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to Siemens Traffic Controls, as part of a contract awarded by Transport for London to provide an enforcement structure for London's Low Emission Zone (LEZ). [More on this Story] ACPO Comment on Criminal Records Ruling Commenting on the criminal records ruling by the Information Tribunal on 21st July, Ian Readhead, Deputy Chief Constable of Hampshire and ACPO lead on data Protection and Freedom of Information made the following statement: [More on this Story] ACPO Comment on Report of the DNA Ethics Group On 21st July the first Annual Report of the DNA Ethics Group, chaired by Professor Peter Hutton was published. [More on this Story] Operation Crassus Leads to the Recovery of Goods and Vehicles Between 26th April and 11th May 2008 the National Roads Policing Intelligence Forum (NRPIF) together with the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS) and Ports Police around the UK took part in Operation Crassus to try to identify the amount of stolen plant being moved on the strategic road network. [More on this Story] Federation Response to Green Paper The Police Federation of England and Wales is pleased that the government appears to have listened to many of the problems of bureaucracy and targets we have highlighted in our reports on 24/7 and CID policing over the years. [More on this Story] Pilot to Help People With Mental Health Needs How to better support people with mental health and complex needs who find themselves repeatedly going through the criminal justice system was the focus of an event held at Watford Football Club on Wednesday, July 16th. [More on this Story] Operation Velopy Aims to Make Caravaning Safer Police will be helping to make the Midlands‚ road network safer in an operation aimed at reducing the number of caravan-related accidents on the motorway this Friday (25th July 2008). [More on this Story] Hundreds of New Cops Get Ready To Hit The Streets Scotland’s largest police force is placing over a hundred new cops on the streets as part of an unprecedented recruitment drive to bolster existing resources. Strathclyde Police will see 112 new police officers being sworn in to mark the beginning of their service as police officers. [More on this Story] Metropolitan Police Authority - July Meeting A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) was held on Thursday 24th July 2008 at 10.00 a.m. Members discussed the MPA's Stockwell scrutiny report which was conducted by a panel of four Authority members. [More on this Story] ACPO Response to Release of PCSO Review Commenting on the release of the Review of PCSOs, published today, Chief Constable Leicestershire and ACPO lead for Neighbourhood Policing, Matt Baggott, made the following statement: [More on this Story] Metal theft Initiative a Success An initiative to combat metal theft in the Mendip West policing area has been so successful that other Police Forces are looking to adopt the scheme. [More on this Story] Beating the Fuel Thieves With the price of fuel on the increase Fife Police has been running the initiative 'Forecourt Watch' in the bid to help business beat the fuel thieves. [More on this Story] Amnesty Attracts Big Guns Over fifty imitation firearms have been surrendered by members of the public in Avon and Somerset during the guns amnesty in June. [More on this Story] Cleveland Police Welcomes British Crime Survey Results The latest set of figures released by the British Crime Survey show that Cleveland has one of the lowest crime figures in relation to personal crime in the UK. [More on this Story] New Chief Welcomes Major Fall in Crime People living in the Dyfed-Powys area are feeling safer, more secure and more confident in their local police figures released on 18th July reveal. [More on this Story] From the Neighbourhood to the National Cumbria Constabulary Chief Constable Craig Mackey said: 'The Government has published its Green Paper on Policing. We now need to study the green paper carefully and go through the finer detail. [More on this Story] CONFERENCE & EVENT NEWS ACPO-APA International Policing Exhibition 2008 The 2008 International Policing Exhibition attracted 150 exhibitors and over 1200 professionals from the policing and security sector to the brand new Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) from 25-26 June. [More on this Event Here] Community Challenge Cup Kicks Off In Motherwell Officers in North Lanarkshire are preparing to showcase their football skills as they warm up for a 5-a-side football tournament in Motherwell – the Community Challenge Cup. [More on this Event Here] Ultimate Force, Ultimate Frisbee Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from Bishop's Stortford Safer Neighbourhood Team will be holding free Frisbee and rounders matches throughout August for the local community. [More on this Event Here] Come to Norfolk Police Gala Day, Norfolk Showground, 31st August 2008 Looking for something to do at the end of this summer holidays? Why not take the opportunity to visit the one event which showcases the work of your local police force and our partner agencies. [More on this Event Here] Thames Valley Police Invites Families for a Day of Fun! This summer Thames Valley Police is holding a family fun day and is throwing open its doors to families to come along and find out more about policing. It will be held on Saturday 9th August, between 10am and 4pm, in the grounds of Thames Valley Police Training Centre at Sulhamstead near Reading, which includes the Force museum. [More on this Event Here] Titheringtons Sponsors Conference Once again Titheringtons is proud to be sponsor of the APHSA 2008 Conference. The fitness of Police officers can directly affect not only their physical health, but also how they do their job every day. [More on this Event Here] ACPO Drugs Conference, 17 - 19 November 2008, Belfast Demands on the policing of drugs have never been greater, but to what extent has the use of drugs penetrated all aspects of our society and how can we enforce the rules? [More on this Event Here] SUBSCRIBE FREE! If you do not already receive SECURIZINE on a weekly basis, subscribe FREE OF CHARGE here Securizine is free to subscribers and features the latest news on tenders, contracts, products and supplies. Securizine aims to narrow the gap between police buyers and suppliers. It is business news for the police service. We will feature everything from the latest development in body armour to which forces are tendering for pet food! It is a must read for anyone wishing to sell to the police market and forces who want to know the latest developments in products and services. Sales Enquiries: Contact Robbie Christie sales@securizine.com Tel: 01622-843160/ mobile: 07831-189274 Editorial: news@securizine.com Tel: 0208 656 9878 MISSED LAST WEEK'S SECURIZINE? IT'S HERE Archive Section: Find Previously Published Information We have archived articles from the following channels: Features, News, Product of the Week, Forensics, and People. You may also search for articles by company name in our Company Directory SUBMITTING EDITORIAL Should you wish to submit editorial to SECURIZINE, please email Securizine or telephone Debbie Schwarz on 0208 656 9878 Editorial is FREE OF CHARGE but may be edited to house style. • Write to us at: Securizine, PO Box 1488, Croydon CR9 7WH ADVERTISERS Should you wish to advertise on SECURIZINE, please email Robbie or telephone 01622 843160, mobile 07831 189274. A Ratecard is viewable on this link: http://www.securizine.com/RateCard/RateCard.html Copyright © 2008 Zenius (Croydon) Ltd. Permission to use any of the material contained in this EZine should be obtained from Securizine. IF YOU HAVE BEEN SENT THIS EMAIL BY A COLLEAGUE, PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK TO SUBSCRIBE	Peter Clarke joins Knightsbridge Guarding Peter Clarke CVO OBE, 52, has joined the board of Knightsbridge Guarding as a non-executive director after 31 years with the Metropolitan Police most recently as Head of the Anti-Terrorist Branch at New Scotland Yard and National Co-ordinator for Terrorist Investigations. More Here: Broxbourne has a New Chief Inspector Broxbourne has a new Chief Inspector. Dave Rhodes, who has 25 years of policing experience with Hertfordshire Constabulary, moved into his new role on Monday, July 14th. More Here: Wiltshire's New Deputy Chief On Monday 21st July, 2008 Mr David Ainsworth took up his post as the new Deputy Chief Constable. More Here: West Midlands Authority Members Get Top APA Posts Two members of West Midlands Police Authority were elected to the top two positions on the Association of Police Authorities (APA) recently when Cllr Bob Jones was re-elected as chairman and Cllr Diana Holl-Allen was elected Deputy-Chairman. More Here: A Fond Farewell to a Dacorum PC Hertfordshire Constabulary is waving goodbye to PC Clive Porter after 30 years and 10 months of service. More Here: A Kiwi In the Vale A police sergeant from the New Zealand Police has been breaking new ground this month as part of a pioneering exchange between the force and South Wales Police. More Here: Special Constable Magda Strycharska Special Constable Magda Strycharska joined Bedfordshire Police a year ago - the first person from one of the new EU membership countries to join as an officer. More Here: RowBoatCops Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from Ware Safer Neighbourhood Team took part in the annual Ware Raft Race on Saturday, July 12th. More Here: Helicopter Unit Recognised at Police Bravery Awards Members of the joint Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Police Helicopter Unit have recently been named three of Britain's bravest in the Police Bravery Awards organised by the Police Federation in partnership with The Sun newspaper. More Here: Special Receives Commendation A Special Constable in Taunton received a District Commander's Commendation last week for his actions to save a person attempting to commit suicide. More Here: Wilts Officers Bravery Awards Three Wiltshire Police Officers have been recognised for their immense courage at the recent Police Bravery Awards. More Here: Neath PCSO Praised in River Bridge Rescue A Neath Police Community Support Officer has been put forward for a commendation after talking down a man who was threatening to jump off a bridge. More Here: Special Awarded a National Commendation A Special Constable who helped victims of last year's summer floods, despite being affected himself, has won a national commendation. More Here: Police Run for Charity Local Avon and Somerset Police took part in the Wellington 10k Fun Run on Sunday July 20th to raise money for the Children's and Neonatal Unit at Musgrove Park Hospital. More Here: Smartwater Will Test Your Metal An operation to clamp down on thieves cashing in on stealing metal, then trading it in at local scrap yards, is being carried out across Teesside. More Here: 250 DNA Spit Kits for Taxi Drivers in Chiltern Taxi drivers in Thames Valley's Chiltern district have been issued with 250 DNA spit kits to help them improve their safety and confidence while helping to tackle anti-social behaviour at the same time. More Here: Silent Sentry Robert Simpson, Managing Director of RDS Innovations Limited, has developed an automatic door security system that prevents unauthorised home penetration through the front/rear door. More Here: 4C Controls for Anti Terrorism 4C Controls is a new company designed to combat growing security threats and global terrorism through integrated security solutions. More Here: Power Products from DMS Technologies For tactical units who require remote portable power to drive, for example, covert cameras and perimeter security devices, DMS technologies has developed a range of Remote Portable Powerpacks for either AC or DC supplies. More Here: SMARTREG GUARDIAN Parking and Traffic Technologies, international supplier of ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) systems, has announced the official release of SMARTREG GUARDIAN, the world's most advanced standalone mobile vehicle plate recognition system for police enforcement. More Here: Swann Launches FlashlightDVR™ Swann Security announces the latest addition to its range of covert security devices, the FlashlightDVR. This new monitoring device is a heavy duty, real working flashlight that also allows you to record video and take photos during the day or at night. More Here: The Emergency Services Favourite Service The fitness of Police officers can directly affect not only their physical health, but also how they do their job everyday. Whether to maintain fitness, increase fitness performance, aid and enhance recovery from an injury, reduce stress, or work on postural alignment and flexibility, the Power Plate® machine can help officers prepare for the work ahead. More Here: L-Tron Image Scanner Solution provider L-Tron Corporation has launched the new 4810LR 2D Image Scanner, sold exclusively by L-Tron. Designed specifically to meet the needs of law enforcement agencies, the 4810LR is the next-generation device to the successful and popular 4710 2D Image Scanner. More Here: SUBSCRIBE FREE! If you do not already receive SECURIZINE on a weekly basis, subscribe FREE OF CHARGE here