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Crimefighters launch pickpocket campaign
4:34pm Monday 28th April 2008
Comments (21)TOWN centre crime fighters are launching a new campaign to stop elderly women falling victim to thieves and pickpockets.
Police have teamed up with Bolton Council and the town centre's Business Crime Partnership for the awareness campaign.
Together they want make sure shoppers in the town centre can enjoy their visit to Bolton without fear of being targeted by opportunistic criminals.
All shoppers, but particularly elderly women, are being urged to make sure they do not leave their purses and wallets on display for sneak thieves to steal.
Rob Dyson, Bolton's Business Crime Manager, said: "At the moment there's an awful lot of work being done to ensure that our visitors don't become victims of crime but there are also steps they can take themselves to alleviate the problem."
Mr Dyson said shoppers need to be aware of potential thieves walking close to them and to make sure that any valuables, particularly purses and wallets, are kept out of sight and secure in bags or inside coat pockets.
"They are despicable crimes and we know the public will support us by reducing their own risk of being targeted by opportunistic thieves. I would also implore people to report anybody acting suspiciously to the police."
Earlier this month, there was a spate of purse snatches when women aged 68, 56 and 67, were targeted by thieves who "dipped" into their handbags in Ashburner Street market, Deansgate, and outside the PDSA shop in Newport Street on April 5.
Three more women, aged 80, 78 and 85, were targeted on April 8 and April 9 in Great Moor Street, Bolton, and again in Deansgate and Newport Street.
Police do not believe the thefts are linked.
Insp Ian Parker, Bolton's town centre inspector, added: "This problem is no worse than it has been in the last two years, but we are aware that thieves are trying to target elderly people and we would urge them to keep their valuables hidden and not make it easy for the thieves."
Anybody with any information about crime can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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Hank, Canada says...
5:24pm Mon 28 Apr 08
Has it really become as grim as the picture that the Bolton Evening News paints every day (without fail)?
Brian, Bolton says...
5:35pm Mon 28 Apr 08
Lilac witch, Halliwell says...
6:44pm Mon 28 Apr 08
Brian wrote:They are the biggest Fagins of them all.
At least the parking attendants pick our pockets with the councils blessing
Lilac witch, Halliwell says...
6:48pm Mon 28 Apr 08
sue, bolton says...
9:30pm Mon 28 Apr 08
parishner, bolton says...
9:58pm Mon 28 Apr 08
Hank wrote:has it,its a hole the train station were most,of our travellin,pickpocket
Charles Dickens would have had a field day if he lived in 21st century Bolton. Has it really become as grim as the picture that the Bolton Evening News paints every day (without fail)?
s come in,is in a right state. we have,varius social problems,drugs prostitution,around this area and little or nothing gets done,little old ladys,are not safe shopping the only enforcement,is the traffic wardens,employed by the council,to harrass the motorist,at 30£a time.The council are promoting,turkey has a place to move,your buisness>o dear yes its worse than portrayed,in the news,if you live here,glad to say not much longer....
parishner, bolton says...
10:11pm Mon 28 Apr 08
sue wrote:the police are not around,sue they patrol as a PR STUNT evrey,now and then,the railway station at the start of the day till the,early evening,has most of the riff passing,in and out when did you last see the police around,there,BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE,BUDGET,WHAT IN THE STREETS LEADING PASS THAT ,EXPENSIVE EYE SORE,GATEWAY TO GARB.only time youl see action in police enforcement,will be at xmas to appease the store owners,pockets and they pay buisness,rates,to bolton council who in return,have varius uniforms walking around,clutching notebooks,and playing hide and seek,with there plastic,toys...roger
Have you noticed this scum target women. I never ever put my purse in my bag as I am always worried about this type of thing happening. I keep hold of it as if someone tries to take it out of your hand you can do something about it. Either that or I ask Hubby to put it in his inside pocket. We should not have to worry about this sort of thing. Really puts you off shopping in Bolton and certainly puts you off going onto the open market. But what will the police do when they catch them? Nothing as they will scream human rights etc.
parishner, bolton says...
10:15pm Mon 28 Apr 08
Lilac witch wrote:sure they was,not glorified,security guards?
Went into Bolton today and it was nice to see patrolling policemen at the top of the Newport Street precinct. Makes a nice change for the only other time I have seen bobbies is on a Thurs/Fri/Sat nights in the town centre sorting out the pissheads
thiefhunter, las vegas says...
6:14am Tue 29 Apr 08
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chas, suffolk says...
8:27am Tue 29 Apr 08
RagReader, Horwich says...
9:33am Tue 29 Apr 08
chas wrote:A small grenade would be better.
This sort of crime is happening everywhere. I believe that women can buy an alarm, which is attached to a purse and if the purse is snatched, the alarm will go off.
chas, suffolk says...
10:02am Tue 29 Apr 08
RagReader wrote:What a good idea to get those dangerous old women off our streets?
chas wrote: This sort of crime is happening everywhere. I believe that women can buy an alarm, which is attached to a purse and if the purse is snatched, the alarm will go off.A small grenade would be better.
Sun Tzu, says...
11:50am Tue 29 Apr 08
Hank wrote
Charles Dickens would have had a field day if he lived in 21st century Bolton.
He would have hated it. Unlike todays criminals, the criminals in Dickensian tales always got their cumupence.
Sun Tzu, says...
12:00pm Tue 29 Apr 08
Unusable, thats where were at with it not slow or buggy but unusable.
Four days it's been like this now. If it lasts another four the site will probably die through lack of interest.
chas, suffolk says...
12:16pm Tue 29 Apr 08
I went mad last week and bought some extra memory. I have noticed the difference, except on here. Memory for the computer, that is.
Sun Tzu, says...
12:28pm Tue 29 Apr 08
chas wrote:I think they need to get their act together because occasional visitors will only come here twice to look at a blank screen for minutes at a time.
Sun
I went mad last week and bought some extra memory. I have noticed the difference, except on here. Memory for the computer, that is.
If I were new here and had looked in on say sunday and today, and it had been this bad both times I would have just chalked it up as a dead loss.
If this is going to be the norm I'll probably do that anyway.
gazz_ball - Supera Moras!, bolton says...
2:32pm Tue 29 Apr 08
gazz_ball - Supera Moras!, bolton says...
2:35pm Tue 29 Apr 08
RagReader, Horwich says...
3:17pm Tue 29 Apr 08
chas wrote:I meant in the purse.
RagReader wrote:What a good idea to get those dangerous old women off our streets?chas wrote: This sort of crime is happening everywhere. I believe that women can buy an alarm, which is attached to a purse and if the purse is snatched, the alarm will go off.A small grenade would be better.
Disgusted, Tunbridge Wells says...
3:43pm Tue 29 Apr 08
Lilac witch wrote:Are you on about real Police or those Community Police ?
Went into Bolton today and it was nice to see patrolling policemen at the top of the Newport Street precinct. Makes a nice change for the only other time I have seen bobbies is on a Thurs/Fri/Sat nights in the town centre sorting out the pissheads
I haven't seen real Police patrolling Bolton Town Centre (Except Bradshawgate at weekend eveings) ever, the amount of People using the Town centre in the Daytime including junkies and Asylum seekers loitering about there should be a Police presence.
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Disgusted, Tunbridge Wells says...
4:58pm Mon 28 Apr 08