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“Scrap price rise fuels crime wave” Evening Telegraph
Following posted on 23.7.10
“Criminal gangs cash in as scrap becomes the new precious metal” Herald
“Crime chiefs melt down shopping trolleys to ship to China” Daily Record
“Customers cut off as scrap metal thieves target BT cable” Herald
“Invisible paint targets copper thieves” BBC
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“Poisoning of Scottish birds of prey at highest levels in 20 years” Guardian
“RSPB in call for tough action on wildlife crime” Press and Journal
“Poisonings of birds of prey ‘highest for two decades’” Scotsman
“Bird of prey poisonings at record high” STV
“RSPB says bird of prey poisoning at ‘20–year high’” BBC
Following posted on 7.9.09
“Killers of rare birds of prey should be named and shamed, says MSP” Sunday Herald
“MSP: ‘Name and shame bird killers’” STV
Following posted on 26.8.09
“Killing of birds of prey on increase” Press and Journal
“Birds of prey killings ‘shameful high’” Scotsman
“Scale of bird killings ‘unknown’” BBC
Press release
“Record year for illegal poisoning incidents” RSPB (July 2010)
“More action required to tackle the illegal killing of birds of prey in Scotland” RSPB Scotland (2009)
See also
RSPB Scotland: The illegal killing of birds of prey in Scotland in 2008
Posted by MM on Fri 23rd Jul 2010 at 8:34 am“Tayside’s young girl crimewave” Evening Telegraph
“Recession blamed as domestic violence cases soar by 1,500” Scotsman
See also
Posted by MM on Tue 13th Jul 2010 at 8:55 am“Three–year–old victim of race hate crime” Evening Telegraph
Posted by MM on Wed 30th Jun 2010 at 9:00 am“Ecstasy market affected by legal highs demand” Courier
Posted by MM on Wed 9th Jun 2010 at 10:40 am“Number of women involved in drink–related crime soars” Herald
Posted by MM on Wed 9th Jun 2010 at 10:07 amUpdate
“Police chief backs minimum pricing for alcohol” STV
“Police tell MSPs to tackle drink–fuelled violence” Telegraph
“We are dying for a drink” Evening Times
Following posted on 8.6.10
“Police chief blames alcohol for 14 murders in 10 weeks” Herald
“Time for action on alcohol abuse” Herald
“A toll of violence fuelled by cheap alcohol” Herald
“Wider action needed to tackle alcohol crisis” Scotsman
“40p a unit alcohol ‘not enough’ says expert”
“Revealed: Someone is assaulted with a glass or bottle every four hours in Strathclyde” Daily Record
Posted by MM on Tue 8th Jun 2010 at 9:51 am“Fall in crime rates leads to £26m saving” Herald
“Crime crackdown saves force £26m” Scottish Sun
“Violent crime drop in Strathclyde” BBC
“Alarm as reported rapes rise but detection figures plunge” Times
See also
Strathclyde Police Releases Crime Figures (May 2010)
Strathclyde Police Annual Report page