Operation Shield
Submitted: 19/02/2009 16:48:39
Targeting cross-border criminals who enter Surrey
Criminals don't respect borders, so Surrey Police is stepping outside geographical boundaries to target the out-of-county offenders who blight our communities.
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Articles relating to this campaign
Six jailed for large scale cannabis production
Submitted: 09/09/2010 09:37:49
Six Vietnamese men and women have been sentenced for a total of 13 years between them for their involvement in running a string of cannabis factories across Surrey and South London.
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Drug couriers jailed for seven years each
Submitted: 23/07/2010 16:06:40
Two drug couriers caught with almost two million pounds worth of Class B amphetamine have each been jailed for seven years.
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Brothers jailed for burglary spree
Submitted: 11/06/2010 15:07:22
Three brothers who went on a burglary spree across five counties have been jailed for a total of 15 and a half years today following an investigation by Surrey Police’s Cross Border Crime Team.
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London drug gang jailed by Surrey’s Cross Border Crime Team
Submitted: 22/04/2010 17:10:21
FOUR members of an organised crime gang running drugs into Surrey from London have each been jailed for six years after an investigation by Surrey Police’s Cross Border Crime Team.
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Prolific car key burglar sentenced to seven years in jail
Submitted: 09/02/2010 16:10:05
A car key burglar who stole high-performance vehicles worth more than half a million pounds across eight counties has been jailed following an extensive investigation by Surrey Police’s Cross Border Crime Team.
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Prolific burglar sentenced after cross-border investigation
Submitted: 29/07/2009 17:39:57
A man was sentenced for burglaries across England after being tracked down by Surrey detectives.
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Convictions show Op Shield protects Surrey from cross-border crime
Submitted: 27/07/2009 08:50:10
Seven men were convicted of offences connected to the theft of high performance cars valued in excess of half a million pounds, many resulting from burglaries across Surrey and adjacent police areas in which car keys were targeted.
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Woman charged with Farnham jewellery robbery
Submitted: 13/05/2009 16:53:09
A 22-year old woman from Oxford has been charged with a robbery in Farnham in February.
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Caterham officers join forces with the Metropolitan Police to tackle cross-border crime
Submitted: 12/05/2009 16:42:33
Working together and sharing cross-border information has helped officers from Tandridge’s Safer Neighbourhood Team and the Metropolitan Police arrest suspected offenders.
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Surrey and Metropolitan Police carry out a successful traffic operation to target cross border criminals
Submitted: 27/04/2009 18:10:28
Surrey and Metropolitan Police officer carry out successful traffic operation in Thames Ditton.
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Do you know one of Surrey’s unsung heroes?
Submitted: 27/04/2009 09:49:25
Do you know someone who volunteers to help others in your community or who goes that extra mile to make your neighbourhood a better place to live?
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Policing minister visits Surrey Police
Submitted: 09/04/2009 16:42:02
MINISTER of State for Policing, Vernon Coaker MP, visited Surrey and in the same week, Chief Constable Mark Rowley met Gordon Brown at at a breakfast reception to celebrate the anniversary of neighbourhood policing.
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Disrupting cross border crime near Cranleigh
Submitted: 03/04/2009 13:10:14
The local Safer Neighbourhood Team in Waverley was joined by colleagues and other agencies on 25 March in an operation at the Nanhurst Cross Roads aimed at disrupting rural and cross border crime.
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Operation Shield supports five arrests after attempted robbery in Guildford
Submitted: 03/04/2009 13:05:19
Surrey Police’s Operation Shield supported an operation which led to five men being arrested following an attempted robbery at a Guildford jewellery shop.
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Police warn cross-border criminals:
Submitted: 30/03/2009 15:06:41
Surrey Police is continuing its drive to protect the public from offenders who travel from outside the county, with intelligence officers being placed in neighbouring forces and a targeted advertising campaign.
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Police warn cross-border criminals: "Don't enter Surrey"
Submitted: 30/03/2009 14:50:44
Surrey Police is continuing its drive to protect the public from offenders who travel from outside the county, with intelligence officers being placed in neighbouring forces and a targeted advertising campaign.
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Police warn cross-border criminals:
Submitted: 30/03/2009 13:53:45
Surrey Police is continuing its drive to protect the public from offenders who travel from outside the county, with intelligence officers being placed in neighbouring forces and a targeted advertising campaign.
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Police warn cross-border criminals: "Don’t enter Surrey"
Submitted: 30/03/2009 13:51:50
Surrey Police is continuing its drive to protect the public from offenders who travel from outside the county, with intelligence officers being placed in neighbouring forces and a targeted advertising campaign.
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Police warn cross-border criminals: "Don't enter Surrey"
Submitted: 30/03/2009 13:49:45
Surrey Police is continuing its drive to protect the public from offenders who travel from outside the county, with intelligence officers being placed in neighbouring forces and a targeted advertising campaign.
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Five detained following cross-county pursuit
Submitted: 02/03/2009 12:43:26
Five people were detained on the M25 on Saturday 28 February after a police pursuit that started in Hampshire.
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‘Most wanted’ man charged after cross-border operation
Submitted: 10/02/2009 13:29:53
A man suspected of burglaries across the country has been charged with seven offences after his arrest by Surrey Police’s Cross-Border Investigation Team.
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Op Shield: seven charged so far
Submitted: 09/10/2008 16:10:12
A further two men have been charged following the execution of warrants in an operation organised and led by Surrey Police's Serious Crime Investigation Team across north Surrey and adjoining force areas this week, to target cross-border criminals.
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More Op Shield warrants executed today; five charged following yesterday's warrants.
Submitted: 08/10/2008 16:52:55
Another wave of warrants was executed by Surrey officers today at addresses across north Surrey and bordering counties, targeting those suspected of committing burglaries, robberies and thefts of high value cars in Surrey.
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Nine arrested as Op Shield protects Surrey
Submitted: 07/10/2008 16:06:42
Surrey officers executed warrants at 13 addresses in North Surrey, Berkshire and southwest London today in an operation organised and led by Surrey Police’s Serious Crime Investigation Team (SCIT), to target a crossborder network of criminality.
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Operation Shield actively protects Surrey
Submitted: 07/10/2008 15:50:51
Early this morning in an operation organised and led by Surrey Police’s Serious Crime Investigation Team (SCIT), Surrey officers have executed warrants across the region.
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Nine appear at court following Operation Shield warrants
Submitted: 24/09/2008 18:28:22
Nine people appeared at Guildford Magistrates Court and eight were remanded in custody, following early-morning warrants yesterday as part of Surrey Police’s Operation Shield.
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Nine charged following Operation Shield warrants
Submitted: 24/09/2008 18:15:02
Nine people will appear at court after officers executed early-morning warrants yesterday as part of Surrey Police’s Operation Shield.
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Shield warrants lead to twelve out-of-county arrests
Submitted: 23/09/2008 15:16:59
Officers from Surrey Police have executed warrants at twelve addresses and arrested twelve people, as part of the Force’s fight against cross-border crime.
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New operation to target cross-border criminals
Submitted: 16/09/2008 17:14:07
Surrey Police has rolled out a new initiative to target criminals living outside the county who come to Surrey to commit crime.
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