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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Braverman defends police resources for new crime crackdown

Police officers on Oxford Street in central London
Police officers on Oxford Street in central London. The home secretary said on Monday that ‘there’s no such thing as minor crime’. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

The UK home secretary has insisted the police have the resources required to meet a pledge to follow all “reasonable lines of inquiry” in a fresh crackdown on crime.

Police forces in England and Wales have agreed to follow all evidence such as footage from CCTV, doorbells and dashcams, as well as phone data, to find suspect or stolen property.

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