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High visibility automatic barriers secure vulnerable sites

Commuters were stranded at railway stations when a suspected gang of criminals took two separate lengths of copper cable from lines. Officials in the North West had to work through the night to try to fix the problem in time for the morning. However, the signals were still out of action at rush hour, and engineers were looking for a possible third section of stolen cable.
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Parking posts restrict access to small areas of your site

Police in southern England have recently bought five gadgets which issue spoken warnings in order to alert people to the threat of car crime. The emphasis is on reminding drivers to secure their vehicles and leave no valuables inside. Inspector Rob Bryan, head of Southall Police said: "Reducing thefts from vehicles is a priority for us.
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Barrier control disallows site entry or exit until identification produced

A surge in offences have been recently reported to police across the West Country where fake water officials have tricked their way into premises before stealing cash. A frequent part of the con is that victims are being told that there is blue dye in the water, and they need the victim to run the kitchen taps to check the system. A police spokesperson said: "There is no longer a Water Board – it is a term used only by bogus callers.
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Barrier access control and ID passes are winning combination

Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request, figures show last year there were dozens of prisoners set free by mistake before their jail terms ended. The Prison Service said the overwhelming percentage of prisoners who were incorrectly let out had been recaptured in order to serve the remainder of their time, but a handful of them are thought to be still free.