Promotion for cop who cracked car crime / Midweek Herald, 20 Apr 2005

http://digbig.com/4deyt
"The unit's success has been based on a co-ordinated strategy of targetting prolific offenders by visiting their homes and leading them away from offending.

The team adopted a problem-solving approach, which saw car crime across East and Mid Devon drop from 1,500 offences a year to just over 1,000.

Identifying specific types of offenders and victims has helped the team build up a profile of people to focus on. A top 10 'most wanted' list of regular offenders in the district was compiled.

Officers focussed on the 10, bringing about a significant reduction in levels of crime." *