Digital CCTV means more cameras can be connected to your network
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As a measure to protect its staff, an ambulance service has pledged to include security cameras in all new vehicles. A paramedic who was a victim of violence whilst on duty has welcomed the move. Brian Dodds, who was attacked outside his ambulance this year, approved the decision by North East Ambulance Service. Mr Dodds, who is also chairman of Unison for his local branch, said: “Anything that will prevent attacks against staff and other members of the public is supported by the branch.”
CCTV is an ideal way for your office or site to obtain increased security measures. Access Control UK’s smart card access system is modular, so a digital CCTV system can be added. Digital CCTV is a PC based, multi channel video surveillance system that utilises the most advanced compression technologies to bring you the highest picture quality and video performance. Compared to analogue CCTV, a far greater number of CCTV cameras can be connected to your network and viewed, all through a single PC monitor; and picture quality of digital is far superior to analogue.
Heartless thieves went to the lengths of passing themselves off as members of the law to target a 92-year-old woman from whom they stole just £5. The gang robbed the woman in Hedge End, situated to the east of the city of Southampton, and also went to the home of a 60-year-old man in nearby Weeke, taking money and credit cards. Police have urged that residents must ask for proof of a person’s identity if they say they are a police officer.
The Prison Service said mistakes, such as more than 60 inmates being wrongly freed from jails in England and Wales last year, were "rare but regrettable". Taking in Scotland, the total rose to 69. The stats also revealed 39 prisoners serving sentences for violence, assault or robbery were freed by mistake since 2007. A spokesman for the Prison Service of England and Wales said: "The number of releases in error remains very small as a percentage of total discharges. This type of error is a rare but regrettable occurrence."
How would your company cope if your site was smack in the middle of a district where three crimes occur a day? That has been the case in the past three years on some of Cardiff’s main streets. Official stats, which revealed the top 20 streets in the city where the highest number of incidents have occurred, showed some figures reaching 1,600 in a 12-month period. Among the major category of offences was theft. Cathays councillor Simon Wakefield said: “Obviously, in the busy city centre, there are often opportunities for thefts.”
The figures for crime in Hartlepool are its lowest levels ever – and this follows a 15 per cent overall reduction in crime last year. Police officers have been actively working to reduce areas of crime that have been affecting the town’s residents, reputation and economy. Hartlepool Police said of their campaign: "Respect Hartlepool is about valuing the town, its people and its facilities and tackling the small minority who don’t treat the area with respect."
Les Gray, chairman of the Scottish Police Federation, said the cuts undertaken by Central Scotland Police were a "false economy" that would result in more people becoming victims of crime. The force needs cuts of £11.6m by 2015, and faces losing 286 civilian staff on top of officers. Union stewards at Central Scotland Police said: "Central Scotland Police is recognised as one of the best performing forces in Britain and has achieved this by employing a mixed economy of civilian staff and police officers."
Jail time was the result of a gang’s conspiracy in setting up a fake college and immigration service. The scam involved Thames College London, which through false documents offered genuine courses of education from premises in Whitechapel, but in fact offered none. Head of the UK Border Agency’s London Immigration Crime teams, Detective Superintendent Chris Foster, said: "The amount of cash seized from here highlights the attraction that immigration crime has for criminal gangs. A financial asset stripping investigation is ongoing." 
A report commissioned for Brighton and Hove City Council pushing for the adoption of CCTV inside all cabs in its area was welcomed by Geraldine Desmoulins, the chief officer at the Brighton and Hove Federation of Disabled People. She said: “CCTV would give us evidence to see if things were going wrong but would also be used for the protection of taxi drivers as well.” She continued: “We welcome this review. We know that wheelchair access is particularly low in the city when compared to other similar sized cities.” 
A group of officers on pedal bikes are patrolling a canal towpath thanks to a scheme involving the council, police and the community. For example, the Revolution police mountain bike of Pc Andy Jones, who cycles to and from work every day and is among the six dedicated officers, has been partly funded by community groups in Colinton, south-east Scotland. The local council has recently invested £240,000 on the towpath at and has cleaned up graffiti.