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CRIME NEWS 

Dad wins £20k compensation from Derbyshire police

19th August 202231st August 2022 Edward Sills Belper, Crime, Derbyshire, police

A Derbyshire dad has won almost £20,000 compensation in damages from Derbyshire police after he was headbutted by an on-duty

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CRIME NEWS 

Police and Crime Commissioner invites the you to share your views on crime and safety

30th June 202230th June 2022 Edward Sills Crime, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Policing

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster has launched a county-wide survey to help her strengthen the policing services local

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CRIME FEATURED 

Duffield New Year Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty

7th July 20207th July 2020 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Duffield, murder

Rhys Hancock appeared at Derby Crown Court on Monday 6th July via videolink from HMP Nottingham, where he pleaded guilty

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Covid-19 CRIME POLITICS 

PCC Calls Patience As Abuse Against Pharmacists Increases

3rd May 20203rd May 2020 Admin 0 Comments Abusive Behaviour, Coronavirus, Derbyshire Constabulary, Hardyal Dhindsa, PCC

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa is appealing for people to act with kindness and respect in community pharmacies

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CRIME 

Sextortion Email Warning

3rd May 20203rd May 2020 Admin 0 Comments blackmail, cyber crime. phishing, Sextortion

Action Fraud and Cyber Protect Officers  have received reports about sextortion phishing emails in Derbyshire and Nationally.  They are similar

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CRIME FEATURED NEWS 

Domestic Abuse Advice During Lockdown

28th April 2020 Admin 0 Comments Domestic Abuse, Helplines, police, Sexual Abuse

We are raising awareness of how you can contact the police, or local support services, if you are experiencing domestic

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CRIME 

Police Warning About Lockdown Bike Thefts

28th April 202028th April 2020 Admin 0 Comments bike thefts, Derbyshire Constabulary

If you have a bike please keep it safe and secure- that’s the advice following a recent number of thefts

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CRIME 

Police Warning To Car Owners

26th February 2020 Admin 0 Comments Car Theft, Derbyshire Constabulary

We are urging drivers, particularly Ford owners, to be security conscious after a number of thefts across the county. During

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CRIME 

Can You Identify This Car Thief?

23rd February 202023rd February 2020 Admin 0 Comments

Officers would like to trace the man in this image in connection with the theft of a car in Derby,

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CRIME 

Scam Alerts – February

20th February 2020 Admin 1 Comment Neighbourhood Watch, Scams

1. Emails saying they are from HMRC are threatening members with arrest if they don’t pay their tax bills. HMRC only informs

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CRIME 

Rise In Burglaries Sparks Advice To Review Security

20th February 2020 Admin 0 Comments home security, Theft from vehicles

Residents in parts of Amber Valley are being urged to review their home and vehicle security following several crimes in

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CRIME NEWS 

Police Complaints System Updated

17th February 2020 Admin 0 Comments Complaints, Derbyshire Constabulary, PCC, police

The long awaited reforms to police complaints and discipline regulations came into force from the 1st February. These reforms form part

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CRIME NEWS 

Robbery While Blind Elderly Victim Was Home

5th February 202011th February 2020 Admin 0 Comments disabled, Police appeal, Robbery

Burglars have broken into an elderly woman’s home in Belper. At around 3.45pm on Saturday 1 February a woman in

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CRIME NEWS 

Scam: Police Impersonation Calls

5th February 2020 Admin 1 Comment Action Fraud, Phone, Police Impersonation, scam

Over the last few weeks Action Fraud has seen an increase in the number of calls received by members of

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CRIME 

New Police Inspector For Amber Valley

23rd January 2020 Admin 0 Comments Derbbyshire Constabulary, staff

A new Inspector has been appointed to take the lead on local policing in the Amber Valley area. Inspector Paul

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CRIME NEWS 

New Support Service To Tackle Exploitation

23rd January 2020 Admin 0 Comments Exploitation, Extremism, FGM, Forced Marriage, Gangs, Honour Killing, Human Trafficking, slavery, Support Services

A new support service aimed at safeguarding vulnerable young people is being launched to tackle growing risks of child exploitation.

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CRIME 

Catalytic Converter Thefts From Cars

23rd January 2020 Admin 0 Comments Catalytic Converters, Theft

Police are urging motorists in Derbyshire to be alert following a number of catalytic converter thefts in the county, and

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CRIME 

Police Seek Resident For Oversight Committee

21st January 202021st January 2020 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Constabulary, PCC, volunteers

Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa and Chief Constable Peter Goodman have launched a recruitment campaign to appoint a

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CRIME 

Derbyshire Resident Sought To Join Police Oversight Committee

17th January 2020 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Constabulary, JARAC, PCC

Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa and Chief Constable Peter Goodman have launched a recruitment campaign to appoint a

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CRIME FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Police & Crime Commissioner To Respond To Public Concerns

8th January 2020 Admin 0 Comments Hardyal Dhindsa, PCC, public consultation, public meeting

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, is holding an event in Alfreton, for Amber Valley, to respond to concerns

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CRIME FEATURED NEWS 

Double Murder in Duffield on New Year’s Day

1st January 20201st January 2020 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Closed Road, Duffield, murder

In the early hours of the first day of 2020 a couple have been murdered in their home in Duffield.

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CRIME FEATURED 

Editor’s Message: We Need To Talk About Intellectual Property

18th December 201918th December 2019 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Intellectual Property Rights, Plagiarism, Theft

Intellectual property means that when someone creates something it is their property, it belongs to them.  This can be art,

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CRIME NEWS 

Meet Belper’s New Police Constable

17th December 201917th December 2019 Admin 2 Comments Derbyshire Constabulary, New Officers

(Photo: PC Rianne Holland with Ripley’s new PC Rob Bentley) PC Rianne Holland is one of ten officers who joined

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CRIME 

Crime Warnings For December

11th December 201911th December 2019 Admin 0 Comments crimes, Safety Advice, Scams

TV Licence refund A few weeks ago we reported on a scam about emails TV licence refunds.  This scam is

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CRIME 

Bogus Door Knockers

10th December 2019 Admin 0 Comments con, Derbyshire Constabulary, Door Knockers, Fraud

There is a current issue of people knocking on doors trying to sell things or collect fraudulent charity donations. There

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CRIME 

Police Seek Alcohol Shoplifter

6th December 20196th December 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Constabulary, Shoplifting

The police have released the image of a man whom officers would like to speak to in connection with the

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CRIME NEWS 

Unlawful Dog Breeding in Kilburn

3rd December 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 0 Comments AVBC, Dog breeding

A council is trying to shut down a dog breeding business in a Derbyshire village. Amber Valley Borough Council has

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CRIME FEATURED HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Commissioner Supports Charity’s Calls To End Violence Against Women

30th November 201930th November 2019 Admin 0 Comments Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Hardyal Dhindsa, PCC, Salcare

Charity volunteers backing a national campaign, urging men to declare their commitment to ending violence against women and girls, have

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CRIME 

Spate of Car Break Ins

29th November 201929th November 2019 Admin 0 Comments Car Theft, Theft from vehicles

Between 17th and 21st November the police received multiple reports in the following areas of vans and cars being broken

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CRIME 

Jobs: Police Recruiting 40 New PCSOs

11th November 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Constabulary, jobs, PCSOs

Derbyshire Constabulary is looking for 40 new Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) to help keep the county safe. The 40

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CRIME 

New Hate Crime Grant For Local Groups

11th November 2019 Admin 0 Comments Community Grants, Hate Crime, PCC

Trailblazing community and voluntary groups are being invited to apply for vital cash to launch new projects tackling racist and

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CRIME 

Increase in Metal Thefts

28th October 201928th October 2019 Admin 0 Comments

Police have issued a warning that there has been an increase in metal thefts. The increase in activity is believed

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CRIME 

Watch Out For Car Thieves

24th October 201924th October 2019 Admin 0 Comments Car Theft, Police appeal

Police have asked that residents report any suspicious behaviour they witness in regards to cars, after a man was seen

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CRIME CULTURE 

Large Police Event Planned For Final Week Of Knife Angel

24th October 201924th October 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Constabulary, Knife Angel, knife crime, Safer Together

More than 90,000 people have visited the Knife Angel at Derby Cathedral this month and there is now only one

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CRIME NEWS 

85 New Police Officers For Derbyshire

22nd October 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Constabulary, Funding, Hardyal Dhindsa, PCC

Derbyshire Constabulary has been allocated an additional 85 police officers in the first round of the national uplift announced by

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CREATIVE BELPER CRIME CULTURE HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

The Loss of The Drop Inn

22nd October 201922nd October 2019 Admin 0 Comments Andrea Fox, Freefall, The Drop Inn, youth

The Drop Inn Youth Centre on Derwent Street in Belper closed its doors for the last time in September with

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CRIME NEWS 

2nd Drugs Arrest in Belper This Month

18th October 201918th October 2019 Admin 0 Comments Arrests, Derbyshire Constabulary, Drugs

A man has been charged with drugs offences after he was stopped in Belper. Officers received information that a BMW

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CRIME WHAT'S ON 

Police Seeking More Unpaid Staff

16th October 2019 Admin 0 Comments

A recruitment campaign is underway to select new volunteers to be part of Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s award-winning custody

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CRIME NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Knife Angel: Anti-Knife Youth Forum

12th October 2019 Admin 1 Comment Derby Cathedral, Derbyshire Constabulary, Knife Angel, Rachel Webb, Tom Webb

More than 300 young people from schools in Derby gathered in Derby Cathedral on Monday 7th October to speak about

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CRIME 

Witnesses Sought For Alleged Assault

9th October 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Constabulary, witness appeal

Witnesses are being sought about a month old allegation that one motorist punched another in Belper. A 53-year-old man contacted

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CRIME WHAT'S ON 

Bids Welcomed For PCC’s Small Grant Scheme

8th October 2019 Admin 0 Comments Community Action Small Grants Scheme, Community Grants, PCC

New funding is being released to support community groups tackle crime and prevent reoffending across Derbyshire. Derbyshire Police and Crime

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CRIME 

Belper Drug Arrest

7th October 2019 Admin 0 Comments arrest, Derbyshire Constabulary, Drugs

A man has been charged with “possession with intent to supply drugs” after he was stopped by officers on patrol

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CRIME 

Current Scam Alerts

5th October 2019 Admin 3 Comments Crypto Currency, Cyber Protect, Derbyshire Constabulary, Scams, Vishing

Crypto Investment The Cyber Crime Unit would like to make you aware of Crypto investment scams that are increasing and

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CRIME FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

The Knife Angel Sculpture Is Now In Derby

3rd October 20193rd October 2019 Admin 0 Comments

Derby was chosen to be one of the few cities across the country to host the National Monument against Violence

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CRIME NEWS 

Boat Escape From Belper Robbery

13th September 201913th September 2019 Admin 0 Comments Nelson Distribution, Police appeal, Robbery

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CRIME ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Police Launch Force-wide Rural Crime Team

23rd August 201923rd August 2019 Admin 0 Comments Council Tax Increase, Derbyshire Constabulary, endangered animals, farmers, Hardyal Dhindsa

A dedicated rural and wildlife crime team is now operating across Derbyshire to tackle issues that affect rural and farming

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CRIME WHAT'S ON 

Talk To Police & Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa Tomorrow

29th July 201929th July 2019 Admin 0 Comments community safety, Hardyal Dhindsa, local policing, PCC

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa will be travelling to Belper with his popup stall on Tuesday 30th July

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CRIME FEATURED 

Police & Crime Commissioner Responds to Prime Minister’s Police Pledge

29th July 201929th July 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Boris Johnson, Funding, Hardyal Dindsa, PCC, Policing

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa recently welcomed  20 new police officers to Derbyshire Constabulary, following the completion of

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Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper
CULTURE WHAT'S ON 

Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper

2nd November 2022 Edward Sills

An award-winning short film highlighting the impact of rural domestic abuse is set for a special screening in Belper on

New film by Seiko Kinoshita to be shown in Belper
CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE WHAT'S ON 

New film by Seiko Kinoshita to be shown in Belper

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

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Monthly Market @ No. 28

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