Security blitz for Blackburn registration plates
10:35am Thursday 2nd August 2012 in News
MOTORISTS in Blackburn have been offering special anti-theft number plate screws to try and reduce the number of thefts.
Neighbourhood police officers handed out more than 80 tamper-proof screw kits and spoke to 150 motorists in the Audley and Bastwell areas of the town last Wednesday.
The drive comes after a spate of number plates were stolen and then used on other vehicles to commit other offences.
Sgt Sue Bushell said: “Tamper proof screws are an extremely useful tool to help deter thieves and I hope that this initiative will help us to reduce this type of crime from occurring.
“We will be repeating this initiative throughout the coming months and I urge anyone who sees anything suspicious or who has any information about crime to contact us.”
Anyone who would like a set of number plate screws can contact their local neighbourhood policing team on 101.
Comments(14)
Hena
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11:33am Thu 2 Aug 12
Dilshad
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12:57pm Thu 2 Aug 12
easypeasy
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3:04pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Dilshad wrote:favouritism as usual other neighbourhoods left to fend for themselves as usual.
"Neighbourhood police officers handed out more than 80 tamper-proof screw kits and spoke to 150 motorists in the Audley and Bastwell areas of the town last Wednesday." Are these the only neighbourhoods in Blackburn now or are these the only areas that have had the plates stolen?
Izanears
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4:06pm Thu 2 Aug 12
spoonfullofsugar
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5:46pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Your ferret stinks
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7:25pm Thu 2 Aug 12
easypeasy wrote:It's not favouritism but because it's another scam this particular part of the community is involved with for their own gains.
Dilshad wrote:favouritism as usual other neighbourhoods left to fend for themselves as usual.
"Neighbourhood police officers handed out more than 80 tamper-proof screw kits and spoke to 150 motorists in the Audley and Bastwell areas of the town last Wednesday." Are these the only neighbourhoods in Blackburn now or are these the only areas that have had the plates stolen?
It's called going to the route cause!
Paul The Octopus Lives!
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7:46pm Thu 2 Aug 12
I don't know why the same old names have to put a racist slant on every article on here. Good on you Blackburn Police!
Black Car Guy.
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8:16pm Thu 2 Aug 12
grumpyoldlady
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8:22pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Your ferret stinks
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12:46pm Fri 3 Aug 12
Paul The Octopus Lives! wrote:Hang on a minute! Your the one crying racist NOT me. If car crime was more prevelent for scams in shadsworth i would say so, or if it was in a certain area of burnley then again i would say so!
Blackburn Police did this at B&Q earlier in the year. It was advertised on Radio Lancs for everybody to attend. I don't know why the same old names have to put a racist slant on every article on here. Good on you Blackburn Police!
Have we not to mention tactics like driving round town with a black ribbon hanging off the rear towing eye of your vehicle for whipcash purposes?
Why do you think CD's are hung from rear view mirrors? etc etc
Go climb back under a rock.
GrindletonBob
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10:00pm Fri 3 Aug 12
BB1 is the worst postcode in the country for cash for crash as far as insurers are concerned. And I'm guessing we're not talking the likes of the end of the postcode such as Wilpshire! Doesn't surprise me that Bastwell and Audley are hotspots for number plate theft. The enforcement agencies typically too scared to deal with the problem at source in case the race card is inevitably played! Less risky to just issue the security screws.....
Your ferret stinks
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9:18am Sun 5 Aug 12
GrindletonBob wrote:Maybe someone might have decency to answer your qestion Bob who has a piece of ribbon hanging?
I've often wondered what the CD hung on the rear mirror is for but not heard of the black ribbon on the tow hook- please can you elaborate Your Ferret - I'm intrigued!
BB1 is the worst postcode in the country for cash for crash as far as insurers are concerned. And I'm guessing we're not talking the likes of the end of the postcode such as Wilpshire! Doesn't surprise me that Bastwell and Audley are hotspots for number plate theft. The enforcement agencies typically too scared to deal with the problem at source in case the race card is inevitably played! Less risky to just issue the security screws.....
This pratice is now is now 5/6 years old and you don't see it too much now as it's been well and truly milked and all our insurance premiums have risen because of it yet 'paul the ocotopus' hasn't got what it takes to talk about it, let alone deal with the issue.
Dilshad
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2:22pm Mon 6 Aug 12
woolywords says...
11:05am Thu 2 Aug 12
osidrive, they have only 3 lobes, like the roundel of a Mercedes Benz.
Anyone with a spare Merc that will fit these screws should let me know...