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Stop, look, listen, live: Police teach vital road safety to nursery children

Young children at Hillside Nursery learned essential road safety rules through interactive sessions with police officers. The visit combined practical demonstrations with storytelling to help children understand safety messages.

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'Mindless stupidity' as third of drivers caught without seatbelts in Suffolk police operation

More than 80 drivers were caught not wearing seatbelts during a week-long police operation in Suffolk, where officers used an unmarked HGV cab to spot dangerous driving behaviours.

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Heavy load: HGV driver caught watching porn while driving 44-tonne truck

A lorry driver has been caught watching porn while driving one of the heaviest vehicles permitted on Suffolk's roads.

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Specialist police team conducts large operation at property near Norwich Road

Operation Sentinel officers were spotted carrying evidence following a large operation at a property near Norwich Road, Ipswich, as part of an "ongoing investigation" on Tuesday.

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Police seize car at Morrisons after antisocial driving report

A vehicle was seized at Morrisons in Sproughton after police spotted antisocial driving and discovered the driver had insufficient insurance documentation.

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What are your rights if your child is strip searched by police in Ipswich?

Following new data that revealed Suffolk police conducted 237 strip searches on under-18s in the last three years, we explain what parents and young people need to know about police search powers.

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Police make 59 arrests in Ipswich crime crackdown

A major police operation targeting serious crime and violence in Ipswich has led to 59 arrests and the seizure of dangerous weapons, including knives and a crossbow.

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Suffolk police have strip-searched 237 children since 2021

New figures reveal Suffolk Constabulary carried out 237 strip searches on under-18s over the past three years, with 43 searches conducted last year.

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Police warn of ATM skimming devices found in Ipswich town centre

Police are investigating three separate reports of card-skimming devices found on cash machines in Ipswich town centre over the past month.

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Suffolk police chiefs to hold final public meeting of the year online

Suffolk's Chief Constable and Police and Crime Commissioner will hold their last joint public meeting on Wednesday, November 6th.

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Police arrest 160 and seize £8m of drugs in major Suffolk crime crackdown

A joint police operation targeting organised crime in Suffolk and Norfolk has led to 160 arrests and the seizure of cannabis worth more than £8 million since February.

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Man, 75, cut free after lorry crash closes A1071 at Hintlesham in both directions

Firefighters had to cut a 75-year-old man free from his lorry after a crash between two HGVs near Hintlesham Fisheries on Tuesday morning.