Tag: COUNTY LINES GANG CRIME


Interview: "Cuts in funding are a double whammy for this force"
(04/11/22) Reitiring West Midlands Chief Constable Sir David Thompson speaks to Police Oracle about crime recording practices and unequal police resources.

Cheshire deploys facial recognition to target cross border OCGs
(13/07/22) Facial recognition has been deployed by a force in a joint operation to target OCGs using the motorway network.

BTP on County Lines: "We didn't think it is as prevalent as it clearly is"
(15/06/22) BTP County Lines taskforce lead, Gareth Williams, speaks with Police Oracle about all the force has learnt since they established a specialised taskforce in 2019.

County Lines: Could use of burner phones end within 12 months?
(14/04/22) New research suggests that the use of burner phones by County Lines members could end very suddenly as cheaper and encrypted smart phones come onto the market.