Commitment will see further cash ploughed into provision of police staff across the country's four forces. • A government initiative that will see 500 new PCSOs introduced across Wales is to have its funding extended beyond 2015, PoliceOracle.com has been told. The Welsh Government has said it will pay for the PCSOs to support the fou

Forces throughout Wales launch joint initiative using victims' stories to heighten public awareness of problem. • Police Forces throughout Wales have launched a joint initiative in a bid to combat the spiralling epidemic of metal theft that has been sweeping throughout the UK. With the strap line “It’s more than meta

Four men given total of nearly 20 years for series of smash-and-grab burglaries involving cash machines across country. • A gang behind a series of cash machine burglaries have been were jailed for a total of nearly 20 years. David Owens (35), Shaun Ennis (41) and Kevin Caveney (26) disabled the alarm systems at colleges, servic

Tim Madgwick to assume role of temporary Chief following retirement of Grahame Maxwell. • North Yorkshire’s DCC will step up to the plate when Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell retires from policing later this year, it has been confirmed. In a statement, North Yorkshire Police Authority said Tim Madgwick would act as Temporary

Arrested man who was identified via Twitter for an alleged gesture at a Liverpool player is bailed. • A man arrested over an alleged racist gesture made during Liverpool's FA Cup fourth-round victory over Manchester United has been released on bail. Merseyside Police said the 59-year-old man from North Wales was held on Satur