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To Stop Car Thefts, Police 'Deputize' City's Entire Population To Stop Car Thefts, Police 'Deputize' City's Entire Population
To Stop Car Thefts, Police 'Deputize' City's Entire Population A city Police Department has promoted every city resident in an effort to fight back against a rash of motor vehicle break-ins and thefts. On Sunday, Nov. 15, Enfield Police notified all of Enfield's 44,500 residents that they have been deputized as honorary Enfield Police Crime Prevention Aides. Residents can pick up an official-looking police badge sticker at the department headquarters. The EPD isn’t providing uniforms. “If your house sergeant is willing to buy you a sweet police outfit then good for you, but short of coming to the station for an EPD sticker badge, you’re out of luck,” p…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Police ID Hotspots For Car Break-Ins, Thefts Police ID Hotspots For Car Break-Ins, Thefts
Police ID Hotspots For Car Break-Ins, Thefts Car break-ins have gone up 50 percent in Worcester compared to this same time last year, according to police. Last September, 217 vehicles were reportedly broken into in Worcester, police said. In the previous year, September 2019, there had been 73 fewer car break-ins, police said, with 144 thefts reported. Thefts have been concentrated in a few areas, creating hotspots in the city, Worcester Police said. The city's car-crime hotspots include the Highland Street area and around St. Vincent’s Hospital. An emerging hotspot is developing in the Main South neighborhood, police said…

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by Kristin Palpini