Derbyshire Times news bulletin 23rd May

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

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00:00 Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.

00:02 Dozens of people have been arrested across Derbyshire during a clampdown on burglaries.

00:08 Throughout the week of action, Safer Neighbourhood Team spoke to residents

00:12 across Derbyshire about home safety advice to ward off potential burglars.

00:15 During their patrols, officers, along with police community support officers,

00:20 also visited those who had previously been targeted by burglars to provide reassurance

00:25 about the ongoing work to tackle the crime, and provided additional security measures to

00:29 fit to their properties. A total of 58 arrests were made during the week of action, 18 of these

00:34 were for residential burglaries. Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Marriott, who is force lead

00:40 for Serious Acquisitive Crime, said "Having someone enter your home without your knowledge

00:44 can be devastating and very worrying. We want to reassure everyone throughout Derbyshire that

00:50 burglary is a key priority for us and that dedicated teams of detectives continue to

00:55 work hard to disrupt this type of criminality." A Derbyshire mum of four says she is so grateful

01:03 that she is part of a community that is so close, after losing everything in a suspected arson

01:08 attack on her home. It's been a week since Kelly Rutter awoke to find her car in flames and a

01:14 petrol can sitting on the roof. The fire quickly spread to her home in Beach Crescent, Killamarsh,

01:19 leaving nothing inside that was salvageable. But in that time, and as she tries to put her

01:23 family's life back together, Kelly says she has been overwhelmed at her community's willingness

01:28 to reach into their pockets and help her in her time of need. She said "Everyone's really come

01:33 through for me and my family. There's been a whip round, people have donated kids' clothes,

01:38 businesses have held raffles to raise money and Nethergreen's Working Men's Club are doing a

01:42 charity night. Lots of local businesses like Sweeping Beauty, M's Sarnies, the Killamarsh

01:48 Dinos Football Club and Sarah Care have raised money for us. We've got to start from scratch,

01:53 but I'm really overwhelmed and grateful that I'm part of a community that's so close.

01:57 I wouldn't even know where to start if I hadn't had everyone's support."