Crime Bytes: Durham Police to no longer actively pursue cannabis smokers and small-scale growers in order to prioritise more serious crime

Crime Bytes: Durham Police to no longer actively pursue cannabis smokers and small-scale growers in order to prioritise more serious crime

In a move that attempts to shift away from the criminalisation of drug users and free up resources to tackle more serious crime, Durham Police force have stated that they will no longer be actively pursuing cannabis smokers and small-scale growers. Ron Hogg, Durham’s...

Action Fraud Scheme

Four police forces in the West Midlands have joined the Action Fraud scheme. Action Fraud is a service run by the National Fraud Authority whose job it is to co-ordinate the UK’s response to fraud. The purpose of the scheme is to act as a single point of contact...