Crimestoppers newsletter - October 2011

Crimestoppers newsletter - October2011 Celebrating five years of Operation Captura This month Crimestoppers and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) marked the fifth anniversary of Operation Captura with the release of a seventh batch of appeals, as we’re once again on the hunt for Britain’s Costa crooks. Within just hours of the campaign going live an arrest was made; that of wanted paedophile Dominic Steven Powell, who is known as a Very High Risk Registered Sex Offender.  Read about the launch Find out more about the arrest Crimestoppers Property Protector now available from Tesco Extra stores  We’re pleased to announce that it’s now even easier to purchase Crimestoppers Property Protector to help protect your valuables and deter thieves, as we’ve teamed up with supermarket chain Tesco to offer Crimestoppers Property Protector in 82 Tesco Extra Stores across the UK. Find out where you can purchase Crimestoppers Property Protector Identity fraud continues to rise with 4 million victims in UK alone During National Identity Fraud Prevention Week consumers and businesses were alerted to the threat of identity fraud at home and at work. Read more about identity fraud "Since Crimestoppers started taking your anonymous calls in 1988, £219,050,796 worth of drugs have been seized" Community launch to tackle Asian gold theft The charity held a community event in Leicester to help keep Asian gold jewellery safe from theft during the festival of Diwali. Read more about the community launch Lock Up Your Boss with Scotland Crimestoppers A ‘Lock Up Your Boss’ event was held in Inverness by Crimestoppers Highland sub-committee chairman, Jim Ferguson to raise money for Crimestoppers and Moray Firth Radio’s charity, Cash for Kids. Read more about the event Unsubscribe me from this mailing list

In this issue Op Captura Proptery Protector Identity fraud week Asian gold theft Lock up your boss  Latest statistics Apr- Sept 2011* Arrested and charged 3,606 criminals were arrested and charged Drugs seized £8,611,863 worth of illegal drugs recovered Property recovered £1,235,571 worth of stolen goods seized Actionable information 46,431 calls and online forms to Crimestopppers with useful information *Statistics are Crimestoppers' -correct from April to September 2011.