Grimsby Evening Telegraph from Grimsby, Humberside, England • 17

Internet: EVENING TELEGRAPH Tuesday October 12 1999 SUCCESS DUE TO UNIQUE APPROACH TO CAR CRIME 17 Much more than AUDREY ANNPORRriT AUDREY PORRITT In loving memory of a dear mother grandmother and great grandmother who passed away 1 year ago today on her birthday God Bless Love from Chris Alan and Sharon Kelly and Philip Scott and Oliver XXX arresting thieves Treasured memories of my dear wife who passed away on her birthday October 12 1998 Always remembered for her capacity to look after and love myself and our sons Alan and Christopher Dear Audrey you will forever be in our hearts Though her smile has gone forever And her voice we cannot hear We shall never lose sweet memories Of the one we love so dear From husband Don sons Alan and Christopher SCOTT Bill Happy birthday Remembered always not just today -Love Tracy xx WATKINSON Bill -Treasured memories of my dear son Malcolm (Bill) drowned on his 45th birthday October 12 1987 Deep in my heart you will always stay loved and remembered every day -Love Mam xxx STANDING PROUD: Some of the officers of the Humberside Police Vehicle Crime Unit on its fifth anniversary of operations pictured with the Deputy Commander of the Traffic Branch Chief Insp Mike Harris (standing second from right) the officer in charge of the unit Sgt Mike Peck (standing right) and a dog handler attached to the unit by two of the vehicles a Vauxhall Omega (left) and Subaru Impress G111099H HUMBERSIDE pioneering vehicle crime unit is five years old this month and its phenomenal success rate is worth celebrating Scunthorpe 01724 843150 Grimsby 01472 355707 Cleethorpes 01472 200001 Scunthorpe 01724 842376 24 HOUR SERVICE 0800 18 18 18 FUNERAL BONDS ARRANGED co-operative the way to celebrate your babyfe birth with In the five years since the unit was established car crime in the area has dropped by 40 per cent from 13081 incidents of taking without consent to 6238 this year Equipped with two £30000 Subaru Impreza Turbo Rally specified cars capable of reaching 60mph in four seconds the unit has earned a fearsome reputation Featured on BBC and ITV programmes the unit was even visited by the former Home Secretary Michael Howard The success is due to its unique approach to car crime targeting known offenders rattier than focusing on routine patrolling Sgt Mike Peck who has led the unit from the first day said: were tasked to look at vehicle crime and see how we could combat it Car crime took off in Hull first Then the trend seemed to move over to the South Bank rBy I CHRIS MILLAR is intelligence-led pro-active policing Using information from a variety of sources we focus on specific criminals often the case that a few individuals are responsible for a vast number of crimes In the early days we targeted two offenders in West Hull These two and another four were caught in one week In addition to the two Subarus the team of five police officers under Sgt Peck use a Vauxhall Omega able to carry a dog and handler The high performance of the 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