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Police bike tagging event
Published on 8 May, 2013 at 11:59 in What's On? | Viewed 397 times | No Comments
A free bike tagging event is taking place on the car park at Morrisons on Saturday 11th May between 10am and 5pm. Jack Welsh, crime reduction officer for Stafford and Stone, is co-ordinating the event and will be supported on the day by local Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and police support volunteers. Staff...
Free anti-theft tags for cycles
Published on 1 May, 2013 at 8:26 in What's On? | Viewed 472 times | 1 Comment
Police in Stone are holding two crime prevention events in May to help prevent the thefts of bicycles and car number plates. Police and Staffordshire County Council will be holding a bike tagging event on Saturday 11th May between 9am and 5pm at Morrisons. They will be offering free Immobitags and registering owners with...
Charity shops hit by burglars
Published on 22 Feb, 2013 at 14:50 in News | Viewed 2,182 times | 5 Comments
Three Stone charity shops on the High Street were hit by burglars last night or in the early hours of this morning (22nd February). The Cancer Research, Age UK and British Heart Foundation shops were all targeted, as well as Crick and Mardling solicitors. The thieves took jewellery and watches valued at around £300...
Giggles & Wiggles hit by burglars
Published on 18 Jun, 2012 at 17:20 in News | Viewed 314 times | No Comments
Burglars broke into Giggles and Wiggles day nursery over the weekend. The burglary was discovered on Sunday morning (17th June) and took place some time between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. The burglars smashed a window to get into the nursery on Mount Road industrial estate and escaped with what police described as a small quantity...
Murder features in new exhibition
An infamous 19th century murder that has been marked in the town with a wooden sculpture features in a fascinating new exhibition called ‘Keeping the King’s Peace’, writes Stone Historical Society chairman Philip Leason. The free exhibition has opened in the Ancient High House at Stafford and runs until 14th July. It was arranged by...
Warning after Walton burglary
Published on 11 Apr, 2012 at 8:22 in News | Viewed 314 times | No Comments
Police have urged people in Stone to make sure their properties are as secure as possible following a burglary in Walton. The property in Pirehill Lane was burgled sometime between Saturday 31st March and Wednesday 4th April while the occupants were away on holiday. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police,...
Canal Watch scheme to launch in Stone
Published on 28 Mar, 2012 at 8:47 in News | Viewed 177 times | No Comments
A new kind of neighbourhood watch scheme that aims to combat crime on canals and towpaths will be launched in Stone. The launch of Staffordshire Canal Watch will take place between 11am and 4pm on Thursday 5th April at Aston Marina, and canal users are invited along to find out more and sign up...
Burglar jailed after intervention from cyclists
Published on 13 Aug, 2011 at 1:41 in News | Viewed 209 times | No Comments
A burglar who targeted a bungalow in Stone has been jailed for 32 months following the quick thinking of a father and son. During the afternoon of 1st August Christopher Cornwall, aged 36, from Newcastle, broke into an unoccupied bungalow just outside Stone town centre and took items of jewellery and cash. A 16-year-old...
Watch out for purse thieves
Published on 28 Jul, 2011 at 14:58 in News | Viewed 168 times | No Comments
Shoppers are being urged to safeguard their purses following a spate of thefts in Staffordshire stores, including in Stone. Between Thursday 21st and Monday 25th July offenders struck in supermarkets and other shops in Stone, Lichfield, Burntwood, Rugeley, Cannock, Tamworth and Stafford. Police are investigating whether the crimes are linked. All of the victims...
Criminals forced to pay back millions
Published on 14 Apr, 2011 at 11:06 in News | Viewed 326 times | No Comments
Criminals were forced to pay back almost £2.5 million by Staffordshire Police in 2010/11, including £338,000 from a Stone drug dealer who was jailed for six-and-a-half years in June 2010. The force’s Economic Crime Unit obtained 151 confiscation orders totalling £1.973 million and forfeiting £447,424 in cash from offenders between April 2010 and March...