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Like all aspects of society, policing has developed hugely over the years and one of the biggest and most significant areas of change is in terms of technology.

This month the county-wide campaign 'On the Beat' gives us the chance to tell you a little bit more about how local policing works in Wiltshire. Acting Inspector for Swindon South Community Policing Team, David Tippetts tells us why Community Policing is more than just Wiltshire Police.

It is widely known that police forces across the UK are facing unprecedented challenges, trying to do more with ever fewer resources. As part of our On The Beat campaign we asked our Community Policing Teams what they would like to tell the public about policing in Wiltshire.

We are supporting the Suzy Lamplugh Trust's National Stalking Awareness Week from 8-12 April 2019.

Rural patrols and community engagement with Hollie and George

Rural Crime Officer PC Emily Thomas and local Wiltshire West PCSO Matt Till were at the Airsprung factory in Trowbridge this morning with partners from the Angling Trust.

This week we are pleased to be joining 44 other police forces from across the country as part of the national knife crime week of action and awareness campaign, Operation Sceptre.

Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) is a form of sexual abuse that involves the manipulation and/or coercion of young people under the age of 18 into sexual activity.

A year ago today, a call came into our control room which would lead to the biggest investigation to ever unfold in our county. That call was from colleagues at the ambulance service reporting that two people had fallen ill on a bench in Salisbury city centre....