I including Essex Police Magazine I 'W The Newspaper of the Essex Police CAR CRIME PACT HITS ESSEX Police's award-winning "Sold Secure" initiative is to merge with anoth- er car crime prevention scheme with a view to being adopted nationwide. The "Sold Secure Partnership Against Car AN ABILITY to laugh Theft" be re- by Jenny Grinter at vourself is an essen- launched in June, one \ I THE ROAD tiai ingredient for any year after the initial police officer. But last scheme, devised by Sgt. The combined Under the new Sold new or used, sold by included on a list of reg- way to link up with month two constables Ken Dodd, got under- scheme has won the Secure Partnership members. This includes istered devices which is motor insurers, with dis- had their sense of way. backing of the Against Car Theft, a physical device, such circulated to scheme counts for drivers who humour tested to the It combines the Association of Chief every member of the as steering lock (or members. Members are have a "Sold Secure" limits. Northumbria Police Police Officers scheme will have to alarm or immobiliser), under obligation to offer package fitted to their Pc Mark Pannone came PACT scheme. which window etching, lock- registered devices to cars. up with the ideal way to embraced any business ing petrol cap, radio customers, and to install Sgt. Dodd, who is put an end to a public selling car security that it is cassette security, and them to a minimum based at HQ Crime order disturbance. Mark devices, including car locking wheel nuts on specification. Prevention, has worked went to the aid of nine repair workshops and sport or aluminium Members will pay for months to adapt other officers during an retail outlets, with "Sold wheels. £100 a year to join the "Sold Secure" and incident involving 10 Secure", which concen- The new scheme will scheme, which aims to merge it with the youths outside Harlow trated on new and used the methods also have a test facility be self-financing. They Partnership Against Car Police Station. ' car dealers. for all car security prod- will then be registered Theft (PACT). In the confusion one of It widens the mem- already expressed ucts, with stringent as a "Sold Secure He explained that the police dogs mistook bership to include an interest, with a pre- best to protect against requirements, including Autocrime Prevention Northumbria's scheme Mark for an offender and installers of car alarms sentation to dealers in them. withstanding attack for Centre" and be included had been geared to an gave him a nasty nip on and audio systems, Avon and Somerset due The scheme insists on five minutes. on a list of dealers avail- area with three times as the bottom. some locksmiths and to take place next a minimum security Any product which able to the public. much car crime as The youths were so. other allied businesses. month. package for all cars, passes the tests is Moves are also under- Essex, where the thieves amused by the attack that are professionals. In the disturbance came to an abrupt halt. Essex, autocrime still tends to be carried out Mirth by opportunists, who Although Mark needed 40 years after ~~ . Reunited .. are--.- often-----.. deterred bv-, no medlcal treatment he less sophisticated secu- told The kiw: "It did hurt LONG lost cousins soon as Mr Davison's and left two punctiire have been reunited letter arrived." rity devices. Sgt. Dodd said, "Sold wn~~nds. - .. - . -It - -:ilkn .. CHIISP~- - - .. - - after 40 years thanks After more than 40 some reasonable mirth to the speedy work of years trying to trace each Secure was expensive among colleagues. You public relations offi- other, Fred managed to for dealers at a time couldn't help but laugh cer Fred Feather. reunite the two families when profit margins about it." ~~d now thrilled pen. within just TWO weeks were reduced. We have Meanwhile Pc lan iris ~~~i~~~ and of receiving the New changed the scheme a Howitt, from Grays, her husband George York letter. lot, but the aim remains found himself in a poten- Ingman Roberts - a Telephone calls and the same - to provide tially lethal situation after retired PC - are plan- letters have been motorists with protec- dealing with a suicide ning to jet across the exchanged and Iris and tion against vehicle victim. Atlantic for a grand George'ssonHaroldhas crime." Two hours after a man reunion. "popped in'' while on a had taken his life by business trip in New attaching a hosepipe to by Kim White York. his car, Ian was asked to Iris said: "I was very drive the car one-and-half It all started when pleased. We lost touch in miles back to the station. George, who retired the 50s when the family Despite having all the Southend in 19501 emigrated. Before that I windows open, Ian was asked to borrow a book was very close to them AN ENGINEER from overcome by fumes and -The Borough Men - particularly my other Stockport has been had to be rushed to featured in The Law. charged with the rape and cousin Jack who I went murder of Colchester Basildon Hospital suffering Around this time, Fred around with when I was from dizziness and nausea. teenager Fiona Gallant. received a letter from a in the WRENS and he FRED'LL FIX IT: Public Relations officer Fred Feather, left, meets the Davisons. The 36-year-old is in cus- He was put on oxygen Trevor Davison in New was In the Amerlcan and blood tests revealed couple will fly to New the family back together. said: "We are fortunate in tody in Liverpool. York trying to trace his Army. Fiona was just 18 when she high lead levels, but he York in the autumn. Iris said: "The only the museum that we have paid a Christmas visit to her was later released. father Eugene's cousin "Not Only are both In the meantime George thing I find disappointing the opportunity to help grandmother in 1987 and Ian said: "1 can laugh Iris Davison9 mar- Eugene and Jack has taken a keen interest is that they had such beau- people all over the world never returned the few hun- about it now. I didn't have ried a George alive but there are 21 in tracing family history tiful English accents when in finding relatives, ances- dred yards home. much choice. By the time 1 Fred explained: children and grandchil- using a home computer I last saw them. Now they tors and friends. We can't Her body was later found got back to the station they'd "Luckily Mr Roberts had dren that we knew-noth- and the couple are still sound like Yanks." however guarantee to dumped down an embankment all been drawing cartoons of an unusual middle name ing about." reeling with the shock Obviously pleased with reunite them as quickly as next to the busy A12, just four hosepipes dangling through and he sprang to mind as If all goes to plan the coincidence that brought the result, Fred Feather this particular family." miles from her home. She had the windows of police cars. been strangled. 2 THE LAW, APRIL 1993 I Home Secretary's plans sianal Government control of Police CRITICISM of the police service has been very much in vogue in recent years. Miscarriages of justice and allegations of police Federat ion resists corruption have tarnished the image of the British Bobby. In their wake has come a clamour for change and the current glut of Commissions, Inquiries and pro- posed reforms. Yet, despite the bad press, it is well worth noting Clar kegsreforms who the former communist countries of Eastern Europe have turned to for a role model as they seek to SINCE my last article the Home Secretary Secretary himself. But he did propose that establish a fair and effective system for policing a Kenneth Clarke has been at it again. The Home Secretary statutory procedures democracy. will also nominate which which are unduly cumber- Officers from Essex Police have visited On Tuesday 23rd March power for Essex. member will be the chair- some should be simplified Czechoslovakia, Romania and Albania to advise on he announced to Parlia- You will all be aware man of the new Authority. to allow for amalgama- policing and human rights issues. Other forces, too, ment the long awaited that we are one of the low- Your Federation sees tions when the time is have sent officers to Eastern Europe. proposals with regard to est Establishments in the this course of action as a right. This month three high-ranking Albanian Police Police Reform. country per head of popu- move by the Government Changing Officials were our guests. They came to see first hand He wants the Police to lation and in previous towards political control how Essex Police operates. 1 see this as the Home People are all too keen to attack every weakness in be able to provide the best years, although receiving of the Police Service, a possible service and to increases from the Home Secretary actually chang- our policing system. Like the Eastern Europeans, per- move which we would ing that section of the this effect he is looking to Office, they have been a haps they should also acknowledge its strengths. most certainly resist. Police Act to allow him to give Police Authorities lot lower than the bid by COMMITTED TO CARING It might suit Mr Clarke make the amalgamations On the subject of Eastern Europe, it was heart- and Police Forces greater the Force backed by the to have control of the new Police Authority.