Police constable Doug Franks, 43, died at his home in Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, February 10. He was being investigated by Sussex Police for meeting a colleague outside of work.
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Nigel Peter Grigg, aged 69 and of Croft Road, Poole A CHILDREN S charity has described the intentions of a Poole paedophile as harrowing after he was jailed for five years. The NSPCC said the crime committed by Nigel Peter Grigg was another example of offenders using social media to abuse children. The national organisation is calling for Government intervention to ensure platforms do all they can to prevent such activity. As reported, Grigg, 69 and of Croft Road, Poole, communicated on messaging platform Kik with a man who told the paedophile that he was willing to provide his ‘daughter’ for sexual activities.
1/1 POLICE have issued a warning after a 29% increase in clone firm investment scams cost Hampshire residents £16m. People across the county lost an average of £31,941 last year after pouring money into what turned out to be fake investment firms. Residents in their 70s are among those most likely to fall victim to the scam. So-called clone firms are set up by fraudsters using the name, address and Firm Reference Number (FRN) of real companies authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. Criminal gangs snare victims in several ways, often taking out adverts on social media platforms and search engines. People clicking on the adverts are taken to exact replicas of websites belonging to genuine investment firms.