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TALKING KONE & TALKING BOX! NEWS FROM THE UK!
2005

"Police warning: Keep your mobile phones safe - robbers operate in this area," says a voice recording that emanates from a metal box mounted on a Streatham railway sign, in the borough of Lambeth, south London.
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Innovative 'talking boxes' have been installed in various NCP car parks around Gloucester, in a bid to crack down on car crime. The boxes have already proved their worth, having been used in car parks at beauty spots in the Forest of Dean throughout last summer. There the crime rate fell by a massive 59 per cent compared to the previous year.

As part of a continuing campaign to drive down vehicle crime, £3,000 of Home Office funding has been used to install audible warning devices in The Viaduct and Moorfield car parks in Truro and in car parks in Camborne and Redruth (Cornwall).
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A STATE-of-the-art voice box and sign has been installed in Norden to help drive out yobs and vandals plaguing the village near Rochdale, Lancashire. Lee Durrant, operations manager for community safety, said: "It is one of eight signs installed in the borough. Each sign has a different message depending on the type of crime affecting that area, such as behind the Town Hall, where we are warning about car crime. We chose this message for Norden because of problems it has been having with gangs."
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Police are putting the word out on the streets in a new anti-crime move, which could encourage shoppers to Buy It In Bradford, Yorkshire. New talking signs, aimed at keeping the city centre crime free, is another boost to the Telegraph & Argus campaign, which has the full support of the police. The hi-tech signs - which speak to passers by with crime prevention information and specific crime witness appeals - have been put up at strategic points around the city centre.

Detective Chief Inspector Roger Gasson, of Bradford South Police, said: "The signs are an excellent way of getting crime prevention messages across at the right time. If, for example, you've just parked up your car, the signs give a timely reminder to make sure you haven't left any property on view. "The signs are changeable, so if there is a specific type of crime occurring in a particular area, such as mobile phone theft, we can re-record the message to cover that. We will also be using them to appeal for information about specific incidents."
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The District Council, Leicestershire Police and the Partnership in Safer Communities have teamed up to attract £9,000 worth of Home Office funding to purchase 30 "Talking Signs". The devices, which automatically offer crime prevention advice when someone is within a six-metre radius, will be placed on District Council-owned car parks and are being offered to other places including local supermarkets.

Councillor Derek Howe, Chairman of the Partnership in Safer Communities, said: "We are committed to reducing crime and the fear of crime. The reduction of vehicle crime is one of our top priorities. The Talking Signs offer a number of pre-recorded messages, for example to remind users of the need to make sure they have locked their car and removed valuables from display. We can also use the Talking Signs to record our own messages if we have any other issues we want to make the public aware of."

PC Michael Kaiser, Crime Reduction Officer for North Area Police, added: "These units will complement the existing signs located throughout the district at public car parks, hotels, pubs and leisure centres. Talking Signs have been used successfully in other areas of the country, for example in London where the Metropolitan Police use them to offer information about potential street robbers. However, this is the first time Talking Signs have been used in Leicestershire and I believe they will help us to reduce vehicle crime in the district."
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27% reduction in theft from cars in Salford Sep 02/Aug 03 to Sep 03/Aug 04. Source: audited key crime stats (police)

Phase I of the talking signs scheme was launched in September with five of the signs being erected on lamp posts in the Trinity area.
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The "Talking Signs" operating in Northampton town centre's car parks are getting a Christmas message. Incident Resolution Team driver PC Ian Ross voices up the recorded message and the initiative is tying in with Operation Trojan, the annual Christmas crime crackdown in the town centre.
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Purchase of Talking Signs to send out messages regarding vehicle crime in Guildford Surrey.
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A "talking warning sign" made its debut in Cambridgeshire as part of a major push against vehicle crime in the county.
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In 2003/2004, there was a 30% reduction in Vehicle Crime in the Boston, Lincolnshire area, attributable to a number of measures including the Talking Box.
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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is working with the Salford Crime and Disorder Partnership to place movement-activated talking signs around the city to offer motorists crime prevention advice. GMP's Deborah Keelan, Crime Reduction Advisor for Salford said, "The beauty of these signs is that they are mobile and can be easily programmed to give out a number of different crime prevention messages. This will allow the Salford Crime and Disorder Partnership to move them around the city and help reduce different types of specific crime."
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Using money made available by the governments "Building Safer Communities Fund", East Riding Safe Communities team have sought out a new and innovative way to get the message out to motorists - a box that talks to you! The Talking sign is located in car parks and is activated on a sensor, and delivers a spoken police warning message to motorists to remind them not to leave valuables on display in their vehicle.

"The new Talking Signs are an excellent innovative idea which should grab the attention of potential victims, with possibly other things on their mind when parking their vehicles, and give them a timely reminder to take the few simple steps required to prevent a crime.", said Detective Inspector Darling of Beverley Police station
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Talking Boxes deployed in hospital car parks in the North East (Tees area) of England.
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West Yorkshire Police join over 10 forces nationwide in introducing the Box version of the Talking Kone to help combat crime. Other forces include Warwickshire, Surrey, Stafffordshire, Salford, Cambridgeshire, and Leicestershire. Read More