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West Yorkshire Police have warned residents to pay more attention to their home security after a rise in the number of lock-snapping break-ins. Since 2009, officers claim that there has been an increase in burglaries where criminals break the lock cylinder in two through excessive force in order to gain entry... ... more »

CCTV security has helped to capture a cross-eyed arsonist involved in the August riots in London. Andrew Burls started fires at Regen's Lingerie boutique in Peckham, south London and on a nearby post office during the nation's unrest. The damage left six people homeless and cost more than 1 million. Mr Burls was... ... more »

Leicester has been named the CCTV security camera capital of Britain, according to new figures. Big Brother Watch has found that there are 2,083 cameras monitoring the area, meaning that the authority has more surveillance than any other council in the UK. The civil liberties campaign group found that there at least... ... more »

A two-hour burglary on a DIY superstore has been captured on CCTV security cameras. During the early hours of Tuesday February 14th a pair of brazen burglars stripped items from Wickes on Sandy Lane, Worksop. The men cut through fencing at the store at around 12:30 (GMT) and proceeded to remove a... ... more »

Suffolk Trading Standards is warning locals about a new scam offering cheap or free intruder alarm systems, Suffolk Free Press reports. Officers in the area have found that residents are being targeted by sales people over the phone offering to install the alarm systems. They then insist on visiting the property the... ... more »