Northern Constabulary have seen a 39% reduction in drink drivers on roads in the Highlands and Islands during the 2009 festive period in comparison with the previous year.
The campaign, which is led by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) and runs throughout Scotland saw a total of 29 drink drivers detected in [...]
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Scotland – Northern Constabulary see Reduction in Festive Driving Offences
Inverness Crime prevention Panel have teamed up with City Taxis with a joint initiative to promote the prevention of drink driving
Campaign highlights ‘life changing’ consequences of drink-driving
The annual pre-Christmas drink-drive campaign is shifting gear this year, with the aim of convincing drivers that a conviction has the potential to ruin their life through legal and personal consequences.
Inverness Crime prevention Panel have teamed up with City Taxis with a joint initiative to promote the prevention of [...]
Have Fun – Be Safe – During the Inverness Winter Festival
Inverness Capital of the Scottish Highlands has a wealth of facilities for visitors to enjoy and at this time of year traders and leisure operators pull out all the stops to provide the best possible range of services to meet your needs.
2008 is no exception and Major Stores, Shops, Pubs, Clubs, Theatre, Cinema, Hotel [...]
Northern Police to target young drivers as figures challenge the myth that drink driving is committed by older generation
NORTHERN Constabulary will target their efforts towards the younger generation after week three of the Festive Road Safety campaign saw six youngsters detected for drink driving.
31st December 2007
A total of 17 drink drivers and no drug drivers were detected at the end of week three of the campaign.
All of the six youngsters detected drink driving [...]
Theft from Motor Vehicles – Identifying Potential Offenders
A good practice guide
This guide, which was prepared by an independent social research company, Evidence Led Solutions, examines ways of addressing thefts from vehicles (TFMV) by focusing on the offender. This should be viewed in the wider context of problem solving in which the solution to this particular problem may take [...]
Drink driving disregard causes concern for Northern Constabulary
A SUTHERLAND driver was caught drink driving twice in the space of two days underlining Northern Constabulary’s promise to crackdown on offenders.
17 December 2007
Police caught the 58-year-old man on two separate occasions. On the first occasion he was found to be more than twice the legal limit and on the second over four times.
Northern [...]
Northern Constabulary Cops get tough for Christmas
NORTHERN Constabulary this week launched a pro-active initiative to tackle a range of crimes over the festive period and claimed it is already paying off.
By Claire Doughty – Highland News -Published: 24 November, 2007
Officers from two command areas have joined forces to take part in the new operation to target criminality in the build-up to [...]
Chair: Jim Ferguson
Vice Chair: Liz Gilchrist
Secretary: Bob Roberts
Treasurer: Veronica Mitchell
