December 2011 - Crime in the news

• Teenager held after student shot dead in Salford

  27 December, 2011

  A racial motive for the shooting of an Indian student, Anuj Bidve, is being investigated by Greater Manchester Police.

• Body found on A3 near Ripley

  02 December, 2011

  A dead body has been discovered on a busy dual carriageway in Surrey. It is believed it had been hit by a number of drivers who were unaware it was in the road.

• Man charged with baby murder

  08 December, 2011

  A man, aged 27, has been charged with the murder of a baby aged 11 months in West Sussex [8 December 2011].

• Christmas shoppers warned over counterfeit goods

  07 December, 2011

  Christmas shoppers warned over counterfeit goods which flood the market in the run-up to the festive season.

• The Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers are wishing everyone all the best over the festive period

  As the New Year approaches we want to highlight that our anonymous 0800 555 111 number will be running as always 24 hours a day over the holiday period.

• Two arrests over post office robbery

  Two men, aged 37 and 31, have been arrested following a robbery at a Warwickshire post office [22 December 2011]

• Wiltshire teacher jailed for sex with GCSE student

  A teacher who had sex with one of his students has been jailed for 16 months [21 December 2011]

• Teenager jailed for raping woman in Ipswich

  A teenager has been jailed for the rape of a 51-year-old woman in Ipswich [20 December 2011]

• Cable thieves may have posed as rail staff

  A series of cable thefts in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire are believed to have been carried out by thieves posing as rail engineering staff [20 December 2011]

• Thieves steal Christmas presents in Grantham

  Police in a Lincolnshire town are warning people to keep Christmas presents out of sight after a number of burglaries [19 December 2011]

• Two arrested over train stabbing in Essex

  Detectives investigating the stabbing of a rail ticket inspector at East Tilbury station, Essex, have arrested two people [19 December 2011]

• New appeal over John Finnigan murder

  Police investigating the murder of a man who was shot dead, have made a fresh appeal for help in finding his killer [16 December 2011]

• Man questioned over Worcester fatal flat fire

  A 20 year old man has been arrested over a fire at a flat in Worcester in which one person died [16 December 2011]

• Teenage girl sexually assaulted in Bedford

  A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted as she walked along a footpath in Bedford [15 December 2011]

• Sleeping child inside stolen car in County Durham

  Four teenagers have been arrested after a car was driven away with a sleeping child inside [13 December 2011]

• Crimestoppers launches campaign to fight benefit fraud

  Crime fighting charity Crimestoppers is today launching a campaign that will support the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in tackling benefit fraud across the country following research from the NFA Annual Fraud Indicator 2011 shows that on average, fraud against all sectors of the UK costs each UK adult £765 per year. [05 December 2011]

• Crimestoppers launches campaign to fight ID fraud in the run up to Christmas

  Crime fighting charity Crimestoppers is today launching a campaign to tackle identity fraud and is encouraging the UK public to pass on information about identity crime anonymously [12 December 2011]

• Thief returns TV and pays victim £50 compensation

  A burglar with a conscience returned a TV he stole from a house in Newcastle and then handed over £50 as compensation [9 December 2011]