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Cardiff CID
appeal broadcast live on Crimewatch
Roadshow
An appeal
to track down a thief who conned a Cardiff company out of £110,000 worth
of filming equipment was broadcast live on BBC1’s Crimewatch Roadshow
programme yesterday (Thursday 11 June). Cardiff-based
Detective Inspector Mark Cleland appeared on the show to appeal for the
public’s help to find the cocky conman who posed as a Channel 4 employee
to dupe the small Interviewed
live in Penarth, DI Cleland said: “This incident relates to the theft of
high-end video camera equipment after the suspect went to the back of
Cardiff Railway Station to meet an employee from the
company. “They had
contacted each other by email and mobile phone and the accounts are
untraceable. The equipment was handed over and the suspect paid a cash
deposit of £1,000. “He then
jumped into a silver people carrier vehicle and has never been seen
since.” Crimewatch
Roadshow studio presenter Sophie Raworth said that while DI Cleland’s
appeal was being broadcast, the show had taken a call from a member of the
public offering a possible identity for the
conman. DI Cleland
and his team are currently following up that
lead. Operation
Chisel update – 11 charged
A total of
11 offenders have now been charged or are awaiting charges following phase
two of Operation Chisel which targeted thugs involved in a serious
football-related disturbance at Telford railway
station. The charges
include affray, causing fear or provocation of violence and behaviour
likely to cause harassment alarm or distress. All offenders convicted at
court so far have received football banning orders, helping to contribute
to WW area targets for football-related incidents.
During
Operation Chisel, officers targeted a number of offenders who were
captured on CCTV during a fight at The
incident was also witnessed by a number of passengers and railway
staff. Inspector
Stuart Middlemas said: “These arrests send out a positive message to all
that football-related disorder on the railway network will not be
tolerated.” Vacancy for Field
Intelligence Officer
Applications
are being invited for a three month secondment as a Field Intelligence
Officer based at the Area Intelligence Bureau in The grade
is Constable / Detective Constable and the closing date for the post
is Tuesday 23 June. Anyone
interested in the position should send their PDR, Sickness records and
comments from their OIC by the closing date. Applications received after
23 June will not be considered. Applicants
will be subject to security vetting procedures and if required subject to
a paper sift focusing on applicants’ performance in intelligence
submissions and pro activity. Completed
application forms, along with PDR and Sickness record should be sent
to the HR Business Centre at AHQ. Fore more
information, contact Inspector Chris Hodgkiss or Sgt Matt Payne at AIB on
054 2786. Resolving PDA log-in
issues
Anyone who
has any log-in issues or problems with their PDAs should first make
contact with their PDA Super User who will then advise on the best course
of action required. Super Users
can reset, unlock and rebuild the PDAs without users having to contact the
IT Helpdesk, saving unnecessary calls and actions required by the Mobile
Data team at FHQ.
. Ordering BTP
merchandise and giveaways for NPTs
BTP-branded
merchandise and promotional giveaways should be ordered by NPTs directly
from approved suppliers via the order forms on the Intranet. These
items are not kept in stock by the Media and Marketing Department and
therefore it is imperative that they are ordered by NPTs well in advance
of an engagement event. The
merchandise that can be ordered includes BTP memory sticks, sticky notes,
pens, pencils, personal alarms, drink bottles and jelly beans. These items
can be used for community engagement events, days of action, school
visits, campaigns and awareness days, for example.
To
order the materials: 1.
Select
the products you want to order from the lists on the
Intranet 2.
Make
sure you have secured funding from your department head / line manager
3.
Submit
a white form to Finance, who will generate a purchase order number
4.
Download
the appropriate order form(s) and complete, ensuring these include
the purchase order number 5.
Send
the order to the supplier using the details listed on the bottom
of each form. Please
allow an appropriate length of time for delivery as this can sometimes
take up to six weeks. Please
click here for the
link or see the Media and Marketing pages on the Intranet for the
merchandise lists and order forms. The
Custody Bus is coming!
Later this
summer, Chief
Inspector (Ops) Kevin Marshall is looking for any Police Officers or
Police Staff who, perhaps from a former life, hold a Category C HGV
licence and would be willing to assist with very occasional driving
duties. Anyone who
is interested and has the correct qualifications, please contact CI
Marshall by email. WW
Weekly is the news update for BTP WW
Area. It is sent out to all
WW Area officers and staff every
Friday. If you have a story you think should appear here, email
Brian Price, Media and Marketing
Manager, at [email protected].
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