Police crack down on thieves (From Banbury Cake)

Police crack down on thieves

8:32pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

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Police have launched a crackdown on burglary, auto-crime and robbery across South Oxfordshire.

Operation Magma is targeting prolific criminals and will have a dedicated team of police officers patrolling towns and villages, using stop check powers and pursuing known offenders, as well as executing warrants at suspects’ addresses.

There will also be Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) operations to catch criminals who are using stolen vehicles or vehicles known to have been used for criminal purposes.

Insp Martin Ford said: “We have a dedicated team of highly motivated officers who are using intelligence to target high crime areas and prolific offenders throughout South Oxfordshire.

“Our main aims are to disrupt criminal activity, arrest outstanding offenders and collect important intelligence. We want the small number of people who are responsible for most of crime in the area to be aware that we will not tolerate this.”

Anyone with any information that could help the police with the operation should contact Insp Martin Ford police station via 0845 8 505 505, or if you don’t want to talk to the police or give your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.

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