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Campaign group Metal Snatchers have put in place a special security mark after part of a school’s roof was stolen. Metal Snatchers is made up of Rhondda Cynon Taf council and South Wales Police. The body took action after thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused at Tonypandy Primary School. Now parts of the property are marked with a liquid that is invisible to the naked eye but can be seen with a UV light.
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Lead theft from the roof of Tonypandy Primary School has left it open to the elements and with a huge repair bill. South Wales Police are investigating the incident after it was reported on August 16. An outraged police spokesman said: “This repair job will cost the school many thousands of pounds, and for the sake of what? Lead worth a few pounds if scrapped.” South Wales Police have asked people to call on the non-emergency number 101 with information.
A Welsh jail was criticised for bussing inmates as casual labour. It was “immoral” for any company to rely on cheap labour, said Steve Gillan, general secretary of the Prison Officers’ Association. He added: “Some employers must be rubbing their hands and the shareholders laughing all the way to the bank.” The firm involved using Prescoed inmates replied: 
It is now a year since a Swansea conman went on the run. Martin Evans failed to return to prison in August 2011 after he was let out for a weekend in Swansea. His trial at Swansea Crown Court heard that Evans, from Pontarddulais, had turned to fraud when the successful double glazing firm he owned in Port Talbot dipped. One of his frauds netted a fortune by promising investors a 70 per cent return on their money, the court heard.
Eight crews tackled a garage blaze at Llanarmon-yn-Ial. The fire, which began in the Denbighshire garage about 18:00 BST last Wednesday, spread to a house and another garage in the village. Firefighters from Ruthin, Mold, Buckley, Denbigh, Abergele, Wrexham, Deeside and St Asaph, the Environmental Protection Unit from Wrexham and the Incident Command Unit from Rhyl were all present. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that it was a remote property.
The numbers of police officers in Wales have fallen to their lowest level in nine years. Home Office figures note that in South Wales, the total number of cops was down 6.2 per cent to 2,907, while in North Wales ‘bobbies’ decreased 4.9% to 1,454. Gwent saw numbers go down 3.7% to 1,446 and Dyfed-Powys by 2.3% to 1,131. Policing and Criminal Justice Minister Nick Herbert said the reductions were a result of “necessary savings” as part of the deficit cut programme.
A Bala in Gwynedd woman was hurt in a night-time robbery. The crime occurred in Plasey Street between 23:30 BST on Wednesday and 00:30 BST Thursday of last week. Detectives said they were keen to speak to anyone who may have seen any “suspicious activity”. A police statement added: 
Plans to cut the number of front line police officers could have a “serious and adverse impact” on public safety, said a Welsh minister. Carl Sargeant issued his warning after a report found Wales’ forces plan to axe more than 600 posts by March 2015. He added: “It is not possible to make cuts of this magnitude to the policing budget without affecting the number of frontline officers.” Rising crime levels in north Wales were already causes for concern, official inspectors found.
Gwent Police have seen a 27 per cent drop in car crime, however North Wales Police have reported a 14% rise. The latter force is currently promoting a campaign to arrest this increase. Registration details of ‘soft target’ vehicles will be noted and owners sent a letter to warn they could be easy prey for criminals. Insp Julie Sheard, who leading the North Wales Police Community Safety Team, said: “This is about educating vehicle owners.” 
North Wales Police (NWP) assistant chief constable, Gareth Pritchard, said the force had invested in new IT and other systems to map anti-social behaviour ‘clusters’. He added: “However, we appreciate there is more to do, especially in the control room in identifying repeat and vulnerable victims and we have been working on these issues.” NWP was one of three Welsh police forces to be criticised in a new review of police procedures on anti-social behaviour.