October is Romance Fraud awareness month. The multi-agency campaign, running throughout October, aims to raise awareness of romance fraud and provide clear and unambiguous protection advice to the public, following a 26 per cent rise in reports to Action Fraud in the past year. Over £66m was lost to scammers from August 2019 – August […]

We want children to celebrate this year’s Halloween , but to make sure everyone stays safe. I have seen in the national press, local press and on social media that most families are planning to do a Halloween treasure hunt. We support this. To join in, please still place a pumpkin outside your home. The […]

Under current legislation, powered transporters – which includes electric scooters, e-hover boards, electric powered unicycle wheels and e-Segways – cannot be driven on public pavements or roads. Although many are available to buy from high street stores, they cannot be ridden freely on the country’s streets. They can only be used on private land with […]

With the nights drawing in and darker evenings where you may be leaving and coming home from work in the dark. Consideration can be given to increase your home security: Consider – WIDE ‘Window Locks’ ‘Indoor lights on timer switches’ ‘Double or deadlock fitted doors’ ‘Exterior lights and sensors’. Also consider installation of CCTV, a […]

This week we are checking tyre tread depths as the winter approaches. Op Tread allows us to set up checkpoints and stop cars to check tyres are the legal limit. The minimum depth allowed is 1.6mm. A quick test is to put a 20p piece into the tyre tread grooves. If you can’t see the […]

Burglary appeal Lechlade On 28th September 2020 a residential burglary was committed between 16:15 and 17:15 hours in Lechlade. If you have any information that may help us in this matter please call 101 quoting incident 0357 28/09/2020.Please ensure you are aware of keeping your property safe particularly as nights are drawing in. You can […]

GCC have launched a new campaign to assist anyone who may have got into difficulty with a loan shark during Covid-19. The Stop Loan Sharks app, which launched on Wednesday, September 23, includes a contact form and phone number to report loan sharks, as well as information to help victims of illegal money lending to […]

We’ve announced exciting changes in the way we police at a local level, including the appointment of a new Superintendent for the Cotswolds and Stroud, Kath Davis. Kath has a wealth of experience in public protection, CID and intelligence, which she’ll be bringing to complement the teams in those areas. You can read more about […]

Please be aware that there have been reports locally of cable ties being used to identify properties with potential dogs to be stolen. Remain vigilant and report anything suspicious on 101 or online. Please make sure your dogs are micro-chipped, wearing a collar with an ID tag at all times and even when in the […]

Dear residents, A red and white mountain bike was found abandoned in Beaumoor place, Fairford on 25.08.20. If this is your bike or you have any details for the owner then please call 101 quoting Inc-467 of 25.08.20 and make and model of the bike. We would really like to be able to return this […]