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Regional Collaboration And Future Policing
The Regional Collaboration Document sets out our joint working agenda for the next three years.
Regional_Collaboration_Document.pdf
Press Releases
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31 January 2012
Antiques Appeal
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A Police investigation for Op Yantisville is currently making enquires into burglaries which have occurred at country houses and stately homes over the last few years. Our investigation has unearthed an amount of photographs of antiques/artefacts which we suspect to be stolen. Please view the attached photos and contact us on 0113 3970664 should you have any information that could help identify them.…
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30 November 2011
South Yorks fraudster to pay back over £150k of her ill-gotten gains
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At Southwark Crown Court today His Honour Judge Price determined that Helen Victoria CHAPMAN (50) of Netheredge, Sheffield had benefited by a total of £2,535,360 from the proceeds of her crimes and made a total confiscation order against her to the sum of £152,109. Describing some of the evidence as ?dishonest and contrived?, His Honour gave Chapman just six months to satisfy the order or face a further two years in prison if she defaults. …
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22 September 2011
Police recover stolen antiques worth £5 million
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Police have recovered fourteen items of significant cultural and historic value worth a total of £5 million following a regional operation that took place on Thursday 22nd September 2011. …
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31 August 2011
A Leeds man has been jailed indefinitely after being found to possess over 300,000 indecent images of children
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Daniel TAYLOR (31) of Leeds, West Yorkshire have today received an indeterminate sentence for public protection to serve a minimum of three years in prison after he was found to possess in excess of 240,000 indecent images and over 3500 indecent videos of children and babies on various computer devices kept at his home address in Farnley. …
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31 August 2011
Members of cross-border car gang to pay back over £120,000
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Three members of the same organised crime gang were yesterday (31st August 2011) ordered to pay back a total of £122,851.75 that they had acquired through their respective roles in a sophisticated enterprise of stealing and selling on high value vehicles…
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17 August 2011
Two men jailed for conspiracy to import heroin
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Two men have today (17th August 2011) been jailed for their part in conspiring to import 1.31kg of heroin into West Yorkshire.…
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16 August 2011
Man arrested on waste and drugs charges
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A Knottingley man was arrested today following a joint raid with the Environment Agency, Regional Intelligence Unit, West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Police.…
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11 August 2011
Bradford fraudster to pay back nearly £175,000 of his ill-gotten gains
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Shamsher KHAN of Bradford, West Yorkshire, was today (11th August 2011) ordered to pay back £174,311.46 that he had acquired through fraudulent activities and money laundering offences. …
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03 August 2011
Mortgage scammers ordered to pay back their ill-gotten gains
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At Bradford Crown Court today (3rd August 2011) His Honour Judge Durham Hall QC determined that six men, previously convicted for their involvement in a complex conspiracy and money-laundering case in April 2009, had benefited by a total of £4,571,279.35 from the proceeds their crimes and made a total confiscation order against them to the sum of £796,540.04. …
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08 July 2011
Bradford criminal ordered to pay back ill-gotten gains
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At Bradford Crown Court today (8th July 2011) His Honour Judge Benson determined that Johnny Daniels, who was convicted of money laundering offences in September 2010 had benefited by £1,038,540.33 from the proceeds his crimes and made a confiscation order against him to the sum of £479,146.74. …
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31 May 2011
Bradford criminal to pay back £6000 of his ill-gotten gains
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Ehtsham AHMED was today ordered to pay back £6003 of the £65,620 that it was agreed he had benefited from through drugs-related offences in Bradford. …
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24 May 2011
North East Fraudster to pay back £300,000
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A fraudster will today (24th May 2011) payback £300,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act as part of an operation run by the North East Regional Asset Recovery Team (RART). …
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20 May 2011
Man behind illegal hazardous waste dumping to pay back £36,000
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Edward MOSLEY, of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, was today (20th May 2011) ordered to pay back over £36,000 that he had acquired through his involvement in illegally dumping almost 1,400 tonnes of waste, some of which contained carcinogens, in Sheffield. …
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20 May 2011
South Yorkshire cannabis farmer to pay back over £465,000
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Leyakt SAJAWAL was today (20th May 2011) ordered to pay back over £465,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act as part of an operation run by the North East Regional Asset Recovery Team (RART).…
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29 December 2010
Regional Round Up for 2010
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The Regional Policing Teams hit the headlines throughout last year, this is a round up of some of the regional stories during 2010 across Yorkshire and the Humber. …
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22 December 2010
Jail Time for Cross Border Car Crime Gang
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Fourteen members of an organised crime gang received a combined sentence of over 50 years today (22 December 2010) at Leeds Crown Court for their role in a sophisticated enterprise stealing and selling on high value vehicles.…
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01 October 2010
Operation Odyssey is Launched
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On 30 September 2010, Operation Odyssey was launched by the Regional Policing Team as the collective name of Operational Capabilities for the region.…
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16 September 2010
£10 Million of Seizures Mark Roads Crime Team 2nd Anniversary
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The Regional Roads Crime Team celebrates its second anniversary this month with a landmark result of over £10 million of assets seized from criminals and the arrest of over 1,000 offenders. …
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09 September 2010
Million pound drug seizure for Regional Roads Crime Team
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The Regional Roads Crime Team supported by Wakefield District Police seized a significant amount of Class B drugs estimated to be worth more than a million pounds during a patrol at a lorry park yesterday, 7th September 2010.…
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09 September 2010
RART Flexes Muscle Following Guilty Plea
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Johnny Daniels of Cutler Heights Lane, Bradford, pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court on 6th September 2010, for money laundering and offences related to operating a business with unlicensed security guards to various building sites across the Bradford area. …
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30 July 2010
Bradford Man Is Jailed Following Largest Cash Seizure In The City
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Thanks to a multi agency operation a Bradford men have been sentenced to 3.5-years in prison and ordered to pay almost £572,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.…
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02 July 2010
Failure to Pay Confiscation Order Results in Further Jail Sentence
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A Bradford man received a further jail sentence at Leeds Magistrates Court on 1 July 2010 for failure to repay his confiscation order with the stark warning that he will still have to pay the amount, with interest, on release from prison.…
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29 June 2010
Delivering Value for Money Through Collaboration
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A draft Options paper has been published that outlines some of the potential savings that could be made through closer collaboration between the four police forces of Yorkshire and the Humber.…
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22 April 2010
Yorkshire and Humber Forces Crackdown on Cross-Border Crime
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Police officers from across Yorkshire and the Humber, together with the Regional Policing Teams, made 24 arrests (19 men, five women) and seized cash, property and weapons, in a joint crackdown against burglary, vehicle crime and money laundering this week.…
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19 April 2010
New Commander appointed to tackle Cross Border Crime
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Detective Chief Superintendent Martyn Bates has been appointed as Regional Operations Commander to lead the newly formed Regional Crime Unit for Yorkshire and the Humber.…
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15 March 2010
Yorkshire & Humber Forces Take Part In National ANPR Day Of Action
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Roads crime teams from all four forces of Yorkshire and the Humber, together with the Regional Roads Policing Team, took part in the ANPR (Automated Number Plate Recognition) National Day of Action…
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14 January 2010
New deputy chief constable job to progress regional policing
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Mark Whyman has been appointed as temporary deputy chief constable for Yorkshire and the Humber. His new role is aimed at building a tier of delivery against criminals who cross force boundaries…
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14 January 2010
£5 Million seized by Regional Roads Policing Team
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Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Roads Policing Team have seized over £5 million pounds of assets in 16 months…
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08 December 2009
Humberside Officers' Success With Regional Roads Policing Team
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Five Humberside officers have had an excellent start to their first week on patrol as the newest recruits of the Regional Roads Policing Team, seizing £25,000 worth of stolen goods.…
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07 December 2009
Major Drugs Seizure by Regional Police Forces
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Over £220,000 worth of Cannabis has been seized by the four Police Forces of Yorkshire and the Humber in a joint four-week crackdown on crime.…
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01 December 2009
£4.5 Million Seized in Successful Joint Regional Crackdown
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Over a four week period North Yorkshire, Humberside, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Police forces have joined together and seized £4.5 million of property, cash, drugs and firearms as part of Operation Yorkshire…
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20 October 2009
Future Of Joint Policing Across Yorkshire And The Humber Revealed
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The four Police Chief Constables of Yorkshire and the Humber together with members of the four regional Police Authorities, will unveil the Regional Collaboration and Future Policing document on 20th October 2009 at the Police Treatment Centre, Harrogat…
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23 September 2009
First Anniversary for Regional Roads Policing Team
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The Regional Roads Policing Team celebrated its first birthday with the seizure of £200,000 worth of class A drugs…
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23 July 2009
New Director Heads Up Joint Policing Team for Yorkshire and the Humber
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Chief Superintendent Geoff Dodd of West Yorkshire Police has joined the Regional Programme Team as Acting Director with two distinct roles…
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21 July 2009
Cross-Border Policing Pays Dividends on Crime Crackdown
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A weekend of high density policing across the whole of the north of England - involving police forces from Yorkshire and the Humber, the North East, North West and Scotland - has resulted in the recovery of stolen vehicles, £20,000 in cash and over £100,000 worth of Class A drugs…
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26 June 2009
Humberside Police and Regional Roads Policing Team Seize £300k of Class A Drugs
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On Thursday 25/06/09 Regional Roads Policing were deployed to a Regional Crime tasking initiative in the Humberside area when as a result of Intelligence received, the Officers focussed their activities into the Grimsby area…
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11 June 2009
POCA Means Moving Experience For Ex-Drug Dealer
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An ex-drug dealer has today been evicted from his Doncaster home and the property put up for sale in a bid to repay his debt to society…
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22 April 2009
£1 Million of Recovered Goods by Regional Roads Policing Team
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A specialist police team has seized over one Million pounds worth of cash and goods from criminals using Yorkshire's roads in the first quarter of 2009…
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