Scotland Crimestoppers is dedicated to fighting crime across Scotland.
We help to promote the charity in communities across the region, to let people know that Crimestoppers is there for them as an anonymous route to pass on information about crime. Crimestoppers guarantees anonymity, which means that no-one can ever find out who passed on information about [...]
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Crimestoppers received more than 10,000 pieces of actionable (useful) information about crime in Scotland last year
SFO – Serious Fraud Office – Swoop on 19 properties in International commercial loans fraud
Six suspects have been arrested during a search operation on 19 properties throughout England. Three are being held in custody to appear before magistrates. The action relates to an investigation into suspected advance fee fraud and commercial rent fraud. The searches, involving more than a hundred investigators and police officers, took place to prevent further loss to victims.
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Before you Spend, Spend, Spend this Christmas – know your consumer shopping rights!
The countdown to Christmas is now underway and shoppers only have a few weekends left before the big day to make all their purchases.  Christmas shopping lists not only include gifts for family and friends but essential food shopping for parties, Christmas dinners and lunches.
Some shoppers may take the option to shop on-line this Christmas [...]
Rockness Music Festival 2009 – Drugs Awareness and Information
Rockness revellers are being urged to play it safe to get the most out of this year’s three day music festival.
Health experts are reminding partygoers to drink plenty of water, to eat well and to avoid taking unnecessary risks when it comes to alcohol and illegal drugs.
Suzy Calderfrom the Highland Drug and Alcohol Action Team [...]
Police appeal for information after salmon thefts at Loch Laxford in Scotland
POLICE are appealing for information after around 150 brood salmon, worth between 145,000 and 160,000, were stolen from a fish farm in Loch Laxford, near Scourie.
The thefts are believed to have taken place sometime between 20 April 2009 and 14 May 2009. The discovery was made recently and reported to Police this week.
They are owned [...]
Public Warned Not to Fall For Email Money Scams
Inverness Crime Prevention Panel and Northern Constabulary are warning members of the public not to fall for email or telephone scams in which there are attempts to gain personal details.
There have been reports of people having received emails, purporting to be from banks, or people with acess to huge sums of money informing the [...]
Inverness Police issue warning to bank account holders not to disclose personal information
NORTHERN Constabulary is warning the public to take care of their personal banking information.
A number of people in the Inverness area have recently been contacted unexpectedly by telephone, and by email trying to induce them to impart personal and banking details.
Under no circumstances should any details be given, as Banks themselves advise they would never [...]
Bank scam – Police issue cold caller warning to public
NORTHERN Constabulary is warning householders not to give out any details to cold callers claiming to be from their bank following further calls over the past few days.
Last month Northern Constabulary highlighted a number of cases in Inverness where residents had significant sums of money removed from their accounts as a result of the scam.
Police [...]
