Crime and Policing

CRIMES of fraud are now so "sophisticated" that they're becoming harder to combat, Fife's top cop has admitted.

We have been made aware of a fraudulent website using our name.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/action-fraud-warning-over-fake-websites

Victims of fraud and cyber crime are being “let down” by the current system, according to the West Midlands' top police chief.

West Midlands PCC, West Midlands Police and the FSB are running a one day intensive cyber boot camp to get your business cyber protected! – 24 March 2020

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midlands-pcc-cyber-business-bootcamp-tickets-92193903447?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=estw&utm-source=tw&utm-term=listing

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has taken the decision to extend Chief Constable Dave Thompson’s contract by a further two years, to give continuity of leadership through and past the Commonwealth Games. The PCC made the announcement at his Strategic Policing and Crime Board this morning.

https://www.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk/west-midlands-police-and-crime-commissioner-extends-chief-constables-contract/

The NCA has obtained a freezing order stopping the sale of 17 addresses as part of an ongoing investigation into a Leeds businessman with suspected links to serious organised criminals.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-secures-freezing-order-over-leeds-businessman-s-10-5-property-portfolio

The NCA has obtained a freezing order stopping the sale of 17 addresses as part of an ongoing investigation into a Leeds businessman with suspected links to serious organised criminals.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-secures-freezing-order-over-leeds-businessman-s-10-5-property-portfolio

National policing strategy sets a number of technological ambitions for the next decade, placing a particular emphasis on collaborative working and building common standards or frameworks

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252477804/Digital-strategy-for-2020-2030-sets-out-police-technology-plans

A police boss has declared war on “despicably heartless” fraudsters after victims in North Wales were tricked out of nearly £9 million.

UK companies will be expected to keep their corporate compliance programmes under review to ensure that they are "genuinely proactive and effective", according to new guidance published by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). 

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/sfo-compliance-guidance-issued