A hooded suspect who was thought to have been carrying a gun was captured on CCTV robbing a jeweller’s shop in Skegness. He demanded a bag be filled with gold chains, and left with jewellery of "significant value", said police.
A new commuter ‘caught on camera’ craze has swept social networking around London. Many websites and photo galleries have sprung up dedicated to critiquing the appearance, dress and behaviour of fellow travellers.
Det Insp Cliff Haines commented on an incident during the London rioting which was caught on CCTV.
Police have released CCTV images of people they want to speak to after disorder broke out across Merseyside. The images show several youths, some masked and armed, who were involved in riots on Merseyside on Tuesday night (August 9, 2011).
Police have released CCTV footage in a bid to solve a murder case. Officers want to talk to a man filmed by cameras in Nottingham as they believe he may have vital evidence. Police earlier released CCTV footage of victim Caroline Coyne, which was filmed by a passing bus at 01:06 BST on Saturday (July 30, 2011).
CCTV images have been released of witnesses who police need to speak to in connection with an assault in Cinderford. The incident happened at the kebab shop in Cinderford’s High Street at 12.10am on Monday (July 25, 2011). Cinderford mayor Max Coburn said of the attack: "This is very unusual.
CCTV images have been released by police to catch a man who made an attempted robbery in North West England. The incident happened late on a Sunday recently when two brothers were walking up a street and were approached by a man who asked them for a light for his cigarette.
The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Bill would mean those convicted could be banned from football grounds if it is passed.
A police spokesman said no one was hurt in an aborted robbery on a filling station. A knife-wielding suspect who was described as white, 5ft 9ins to 6ft tall, and slim to medium build entered the premises trying to steal money without success.
Police in northern England conducted widespread spot-checks on yards and commercial vehicles as part of a crackdown on recent scrap metal thefts. Sergeant Mark Rawlinson was in charge of an early morning operation as part of the ongoing Operation Statue. He said: “We stopped as many commercial vehicles as we could over a two-hour period.