“Last week a 999 call came in from someone wanting directions to a KFC,” said Mark Polin, the North Wales Police chief, about ways of improving rural coverage in areas like Tywyn and Pwllheli.
Worries have been voiced over the number of police covering rural areas in north Wales. Councillors in Pwllheli and Tywyn, Gwynedd, say they are concerned following last year’s police shake-up.
A trio of Rhyl brothers were jailed for a slew of lead thefts across north Wales. The Critchley family usually struck at schools and other soft targets, Caernarfon Crown Court heard. The brothers stole at primary and high schools at Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Conwy, and Prestatyn.
Police are appealing to any members of the public that recognise a man who tried to rob a Cardiff bookmakers to get in touch. The man menaced an employee at William Hill in Wellfield Road, Roath, at around 09:00 GMT on December 8.
“We continue to use our resources in the best possible way” was North Wales Police’s response this week (January 4, 2012) that the force has increased spending on overtime by a third in 2011.
“Last week a 999 call came in from someone wanting directions to a KFC,” 
Worries have been voiced over the number of police covering rural areas in north Wales. Councillors in Pwllheli and Tywyn, Gwynedd, say they are concerned following last year’s police shake-up.
A trio of Rhyl brothers were jailed for a slew of lead thefts across north Wales. The Critchley family usually struck at schools and other soft targets, Caernarfon Crown Court heard. The brothers stole at primary and high schools at Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Conwy, and Prestatyn.
Police are appealing to any members of the public that recognise a man who tried to rob a Cardiff bookmakers to get in touch. The man menaced an employee at William Hill in Wellfield Road, Roath, at around 09:00 GMT on December 8.
“We continue to use our resources in the best possible way”