Don't leave Christmas presents out for
burglars
 Crimestoppers is calling upon
residents to be careful around their home security as domestic burglary
tends to rise during the festive season. The charity is also appealing for
anonymous information on this crime. Christmas presents displayed
under trees are a huge temptation for prowling burglars. But it won't just
be Christmas presents they take, burglars will take whatever they can get
hold of, so it's important people take extra measures to keep their
property safe. Theft or burglary was the third most feared crime in a poll
of 1,000 people on Crimestoppers' website.Read about our burglary campaign and crime
prevention advice
New crime-fighting website for the Caribbean,
Bermuda and Latin America
 Crimestoppers has unveiled a new
crime-fighting website for the Caribbean region, inspired by its own highly
successful Most Wanted. The new website features wanted criminals from
several Caribbean islands, as well as Central America, which have Crime
Stoppers programmes in operation. Some of the featured criminals may also
have links with the UK, especially in relation to the illegal drugs
trade. Read more about the Caribbean Most Wanted and visit the
website
Success stories
 Crimestoppers has launched a new
section on its website to highlight success stories as a result of
information passed on to Crimestoppers. The latest successes to be
published include a call about a murder. A caller told us about how a
man had been overheard saying he had just stabbed a person and may
have killed them. The address where the male was hiding was given to
Crimestoppers and immediately phoned through to the police. The police
reported that as a result of the Crimestoppers information, a man had
been arrested and charged with murder. Read more Crimestoppers success stories
£178million worth of illegal drugs have been seized since 1988,
thanks to Crimestoppers.
Two missing child sex offenders added to Most
Wanted
 The Child Exploitation and Online
Protection (CEOP) Centre has published the details of two more convicted
child sex offenders who are on the run. Jason Elton John Waller, 33, from
Plymouth, and Dean Darren Vincent Barnes, 48, from Merseyside, are the
latest missing child sex offenders to be added to the website. The public
are being urged to view the appeals on the website and pass on any
information about their whereabouts.View the CEOP Most Wanted appeals
A Christmas appeal from Crimestoppers
 The charity Crimestoppers has served
the community for more than 20 years. The public give us information about
crimes, safe in the knowledge that they will remain anonymous. We help make
communities safer and 19 criminals are arrested every day thanks to the
information passed on to Crimestoppers. Our Christmas appeal is focusing on
domestic violence this year - the crime affects one in four women and
accounts for 35% of all murders. We rely on your donations for our
important work to continue. Please give as generously as you can to our
Christmas appeal.Read more about the Christmas appeal and donate
Is your home at risk of burglary? How adult and
child burglars operate
 Dr Paul Cromwell, expert in criminal
justice and criminology, tells Crimestoppers about the American experience
of burglary that can be applied to British burglars. Using research from
interviews with offenders, Dr Cromwell reveals the thought processes that
lead to a home being burgled. He argues that such an invaluable
insight can help residents prevent themselves from being
victims. Read the full article by Dr Paul Cromwell
Don't let a burglar steal your Christmas: Thames
Valley Crimestoppers
 Thames Valley Crimestoppers recently
joined forces with the police to run a campaign targeting burglary. 'Don't
let a burglar steal your Christmas' was a display during 'Not in my
Neighbourhood Week' and demonstrated how a typical living room might look
after it had been trashed by burglars. Crimestoppers' call to action was
graffitied onto the walls of the room to remind the public that they can
pass on information to Crimestoppers anonymously about crime.Read more about the Thames Valley Crimestoppers
campaign
SIA sponsors Crimestoppers
 The Security Industry Authority (SIA)
has been a corporate partner of Crimestoppers for a number of years.
Through this partnership we are working with them to gain intelligence on
unlicensed security personnel within the private security industry. Over
the last few years, Crimestoppers has received over 1,000 actionable calls
on behalf of the SIA. As of November, the SIA became the official sponsors
of the Crimestoppers e-newsletter. Read more about Crimestoppers' partners
Help make the Winter Olympics a crime-free
event
 Crimestoppers is appealing to the
public for information about crimes that may negatively impact on the
Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, in the run-up to this
major sporting event opening in February 2010. Criminal
information received will be passed to Canadian Crime Stoppers
to enable the Games to be played in a safe and secure
environment. Read more about Crimestoppers and the Winter
Olympics
 Most Wanted
Most Wanted appeals currently on Crimestoppers' website:
 Wanted for sexual
assault - Wojciech Grabowski, and his brother Dariusz, are
wanted by Polish authorities for the sexual assault of a young girl.
Most Wanted appeal reference:
CS0912-3726.
 Wanted for murder -
Neculai Margineau is wanted for murder by the Romanian authorities. He has
links to Mitcham and Enfield.
Most Wanted appeal reference: CS0912-3717
Go to Most Wanted to see more appeals
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