Thursday, September 24th, 2009 No. 6,415 news and views from the Centre of the Kingdom
www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.ulc Price 72p imes
DON'T MISS YOUR FREE
VALLEY MAG Inside today: It's full of interesting features
VALLEY'S GREAT
RUNNERS Locals' charity effort turn to page 5
FARMING MATTERS: A two-page special rGund-up of farming news from the Ribble Valley Police unveil latest tool to help fight crime
Smile, you^re on Gop-cam
by Faiza Afzaal POLICE have unveiled their latest
weapon in the fight against crime. “Smile, you’re on cop camera” is the
warning from officers at Clitheroe who are now wearing state-of-the-art body- mounted cameras in a groundbreaking initiative to fight crime. The cameras, which have been trialled
in two other divisions over the past 12 months, have this week been rolled out across the county, including the Ribble
. V^ey, in a bid to record incidents, reduce bureaucracy and help secure convictions. Each division will get 21 cameras,
PC Nicola Connell, of Clitheroe police, equipped with the new camera (CR220909/1)
which will be worn by response officers, including Community Beat Managers and specialist officers. The innovative approach follows the
success of police head-mounted cameras to film incidents. Sgt Rob Evans, of Clitheroe Police, has welcomed the new initiative. “The body cameras are a posi tive move for us,” he said. “Gaining evi dence is the key to our jobs, especially when we are called out to domestic vio lence cases. The cameras can record the devastation caused by an incident and also film the aftermath very well.” The lightweight hands-free device is
clipped to the police officer’s uniform. I t will record both picture and audio in high
quality which in turn will significantly improve the quality of evidence given by officers following any offence they deal
with. An added bonus is that the officer will
spend less time recording the incident as a statement or in their pocket book and will be able to get back on the streets
more quickly. Sgt Evans added: “I t’s very new and is being trialled at the moment. I t ’s another tool in th e fight against
crime.” Lancashire has received funding from
the Home Office as part of the national roll out of the cameras and so there is no additional cost for the public. Insp. Mick Laraway, who is leading the
roll out, said: “The body worn cameras are great news for Lancashire as they are going to significantly improve the quality of evidence provided by police officers in the drive to reduce crime, the fear of crime and increase the number of offend ers brought to justice. “We have had some very positive feed
back from the public so far during pilot and are confident that this is a really pos itive step forward for Lancashire and police forces across the country.”
Introductory Offer | 15% *'"
161:01200 425151 ^ -5 6 Wng Street, Clitheroe BB7 2EU
- Ftr S.V: 9A\\
i.Tn-5.30pnv
everything in the Lighting and Mirror > department Offer ends 31st
^
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43
