Car Cameras to Help Cops Catch Criminals

Ruddington Police expect to foil felons on four wheels now the Nottinghamshire Force has secured cash for a number of mobile Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. Rushcliffe Neighbourhood Policing Teams, along with colleagues from Gedling and Broxtowe borough areas, will be the first in our county to get the devices after gaining funding from their local councils. The force claims this will allow local officers to be more proactive in catching offenders since the cameras – which can be mounted in patrol cars – automatically recognise vehicles that have been identified as linked to criminality. Sergeant Kulvinder Dosanjh…

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Youth Centre Trashed

Police are appealing for information after Ruddington’s former “Body Centre” was broken in to and vandalised over the weekend. The damage was reported by Ryan Charlesworth who ran the building with his wife Rachel as a fitness club and community centre for over two years until they ran into financial difficulties last December. Ryan says: “Heart breaking enough to put so much effort into the place to then lose it. To see what some vandals had done inside was disgusting. They have pulled down half the ceiling, thrown paint everywhere, stolen youth club equipment and…

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Pasture Lane Plants Pilfered

Rushcliffe Police say they’ve been made aware of the theft of several hanging baskets and potted plants from outside properties on the Pasture Lane estate in Ruddington. Officers report that the green fingered felons have been at work since Sunday, the 7th of May. However even before that, last Thursday, village resident Sarah Keep tweeted: “Someone has stolen my hanging basket in Ruddington. Keep yours safe!” The thefts appear to be happening overnight. Two large pots containing box trees were stolen in one Pasture Lane raid and would have been very heavy. Police think a…

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Burglars Strike Again

There has been another burglary in Ruddington – this time at a property on Salcombe Crescent, off Rufford Road. Nottinghamshire Police reported the crime today. They state the break-in happened sometime between 7.15pm and 8.30pm on Monday evening – the 24th of April. PCSO 7424 Anthony Davies said “Have you seen or heard anything suspicious? Do you have a CCTV system and, if so, has it picked anything up ? If you have, please let us know…” You’re asked to report any information to Nottinghamshire Police as soon as possible by ‘phoning 101 and quoting incident number 000843-24042017. UPDATE 27th…

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