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I'm a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth; this blog mainly covers that, sometimes general politics and policy and occasionally anything else that takes my fancy.
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Operation Liberal
I spent yesterday morning out with the police and trading standards as part of the national day of action for Operation Liberal. Operation Liberal is the national doorstep crime intelligence unit, targeting things like things like rogue traders and distraction burglars. Doorstep crime is a real problem, with many of the criminals sharing information and
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Posted in Community Safety, partnership
Also tagged police, rogue traders, trading standards
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Council & Police Utd 1 – Con men 0
I don’t often (if I ever have) republish council press releases on here, but the one below is – I think – a great story and worth repeating. There’s something particularly callous about this type of crime, where the vulnerable are conned out of huge sums of money by criminals who are pretending to help.
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