Police promise to pursue any 'reasonable' lead to improve investigations
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPolice forces have vowed to follow all 'reasonable lines of enquiry' in an effort to improve investigations and solve crimes.
Officers in England and Wales will consider all potential evidence – such as footage from CCTV, doorbells and dashcams, as well as phone tracking – if it could lead to a suspect or stolen property, as part of a new set of guidelines.
While the pledge applies to all crimes, Home Secretary Suella Braverman implored officers to act on leads for phone or car theft, shoplifting and criminal damage.
She said it was 'unacceptable' such crimes have been treated as 'less important'. The commitment, agreed by the Home Office, the National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing, comes as part of a 'crime week' of policy announcements planned by the Government. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features But Labour branded it a 'staggering admission of 13 years of Tory failure on policing and crime'.
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