04 Friday Nov 2011
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There have been a number of reports of bogus callers trying to gain access to care Homes and Domiciliary Agencies.
In some cases they have posed as Inspectors or even “New Staff” coming on to start a shift. One incident happened in the middle of the night!
The Care and Social Service Inspectorate Wales is advising everyone to be extra vigilant and if there is any doubt regarding their ID to phone their care service provider or police.
Keep aware of who you open your door to and BE SAFE!
14 Thursday Jul 2011
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From the Bangor Anglesey Mail yesterday.
A MAJOR sea, air and land search was launched after a man was seen plunging from the Menai Suspension Bridge.
Eyewitnesses dialled 999 after watching a man jump from the bridge to the Menai Strait below on Monday morning.
The RNLI lifeboat at the nearby Beaumaris station on Anglesey, 22 Squadron RAF Valley helicopter, North Wales Police and onshore coastguard teams from Bangor and Pen Mon scrambled to the scene to conduct a four-hour search and rescue operation.
Emergency teams were eventually stood down at 2.15pm but no body was found.
A police spokesman confirmed that searches would continue in an attempt to trace the identity of the man.
He said: “We had a report at 11am that a man had entered the water from the Menai Suspension Bridge.”
An RNLI Beaumaris spokeswoman said: “We received a call at 11.31am to say people had seen a man jump from the Menai Suspension Bridge at 11.25am. Witnesses (on the bridge) said they saw a man splashing about in the water.
“Our crew were there within minutes of taking the call and an extensive search was undertaken by ourselves, the helicopter (from RAF Valley) and the coastguard’s onshore team.”
27 Monday Jun 2011
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A extra team of civilian traffic officers are being taken on to help cut congestion on the A55 in north Wales.
Once fully trained, the officers will patrol in marked cars from August, and will be able to stop, control and direct traffic.
Transport Minister Carl Sargeant said it would have a positive impact on congestion and free up police officers.
13 Wednesday Oct 2010
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all-wales doorstep crime partnership, bogus officials, Doorstep Crime, police, rogue traders, safety, safety in the home, theft
Unwanted doorstep callers often aim to get into your home to steal your money or valuables by distracting you or catching you off guard.
They may call at your door posing as bogus Officials claiming to be from the council, police, health carers, market researchers, gas, water, electricity, phone or TV companies. They can be very convincing and persuasive.
Rogue traders may call at your door offering home improvement services such as window/gutter cleaning, path and driveway repairs, roofing or building work, gardening and tree lopping, and other types of goods and services, which you may or may not want or need.
Sometimes they try to take advantage of your good nature by saying they are collecting for charity, or they need something from your house such as water for their car or to use your phone.
They do all these things to DISTRACT you and TRICK their way into your house.
REMEMBER
Follow The Doorstep Code!
Before you go to your front door, ask yourself:
If the answer is NO to any of these questions think:
Thanks to The All-Wales Crime Partnership for the above information.
12 Tuesday Oct 2010
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28 Thursday Jan 2010
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Access, Colwyn Bay, disability, E V A, Issues, Pavements, police, Roads
This morning I joined Inspector Essi Ahari, two of his officers from Colwyn bay Station, Diversity Officer Chloe Davies, and Councilor Chris Hughes for an Environmental Visual Audit of the centre of Colwyn Bay.
The idea of an EVA is to look at the access issues surrounding a particular area from the point of view those of us who use wheelchairs or have other disabilities. Inspector Ahari, and officers Andy and Sian, were good enough to volunteer to come along with me and spend some time in a wheelchair to see for themselves what wheelchair users have to face on a daily basis.
We started from Colwyn Bay police Station and made our way down towards Station Road. The first problem we encountered was at the junction of Abergele Road and Woodland Road east. The kerbs here are very uneven and problematic for those who have mobility issues.
We then went down Station Road, which has been vastly improved in recent months, and turned in to the Bay View Shopping Centre. These pedestrian areas are much better and user friendly than if traffic is moving all round you. Here is Inspector Ahari finding out first hand what it’s like to maneuver a wheelchair in the street.
Back on Abergele Road, we came across another pet hate of mine. Rain Gullys! If these gullys sink at all, they become major obstacles for wheelchair users and can cause a chair to tip forward if you are not careful.
I would like to thank Inspector Essi and his Officers, Councilor Hughes and the Members of the Press who came along to do some interviews, for giving up their valuable time to bring these issues to the public eye.
11 Friday Dec 2009
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In case you don’t know or have forgotten, there is the non urgent number for the police.
101 is a 24-hour confidential number which you should use to report problems to the police of a non urgent nature which do not require a 999 call.
You will speak to a highly trained team member who will report the problem and issue you with a case number to enable you to track its progress.
I have already had need to use it twice, so it is really useful.
