SOFT sentences were last night blamed for a rise in knife crime and other serious offences.
FOUR in 10 serious offenders are being let off with a caution, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
Four out of 10 serious criminals are let off with a caution, and the number given for violent crimes has risen by 82 per cent in five years, the Tories said. David Ruffley , the Shadow Police Minister, said the figures meant fewer criminals went to court.
Four out of 10 serious criminals are let off with a caution, and the number given for violent crimes has risen by 82 per cent in five years, the Tories said. David Ruffley , the Shadow Police Minister, said the figures meant fewer criminals went to court.
FOUR in 10 serious offenders are being let off with a caution, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
David Ruffley MP has today welcomed the news that a Stakeholder Meeting on the feasibility of Park & Ride in Bury St Edmunds will be held on 6 February 2008.
David Ruffley MP has today written to Chief Inspector Mike Bacon and the Chief Executive of St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Geoff Rivers, over concerns that CCTV coverage of the Cattle Market development will not be fed through to the Bury St Edmunds CCTV control room.