Alert rangers praised for action over 'scam' SECURITY: Community patrols commended for making a difference to combat crime.Byline: By Michael Corley QUICK-THINKING community wardens have been praised for their role in preventing what town centre bosses say was a potential scam (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) A subset of Plug and Play that allows SCSI IDs to be changed by software rather than by flipping switches or changing jumpers. Both the SCSI host adapter and peripheral must support SCAM. See SCSI. . Two gangs, suspected of swindling unsuspecting shoppers, were caught allegedly trying to off-load a laptop box which contained nothing but catalogues in Rugby. They were said to be close to conning a town centre shopper into buying a "laptop" when a group of Rugby Rangers from the town's BID (Business Improvement Districts) team stepped in. A ranger Ranger Any of a series of unmanned probes launched from 1961 to 1965 by NASA. The project was NASA's earliest attempt to explore the Moon's surface. Ranger 4 (1962) became the first U.S. spacecraft to hit the Moon, crash-landing on its surface as planned. alerted colleagues in the CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television control room after they spotted a member of the gang behaving suspiciously. The police were then informed and were able to intervene. A number of people were questioned and then released. "This is a well-known scam that has been used over a number of years," said Rugby's Chief Inspector This article or section deals primarily with the United Kingdom and does not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , Bob Musgrove. "We strongly advise that the public do not get involved in situations like this. If it appears suspicious then do not get involved, as there really is no protection. "This was a good result and we will continue to work closely with Rugby BID to catch the people behind scams such as this." Aftab Gaffar, Rugby BID operations director, said: "Helping to stop a scam is a great achievement for our team. "It is good to see that both the rangers and the CCTV in Rugby are making a real difference in helping to combat crime in our town centre." Service to be extended The BID team was set-up to stop crime in Rugby's industrial parks. They are part of a public/private partnership which operates CCTV for the borough council, and is now extending the service to trading estates. It also runs the town's retail radio system and has a link to Rugby police's control room. To assist the team, six Rugby Rangers patrol the town using radios. They are easily spotted by their red baseball caps and polo shirts. CAPTION(S): PRAISED... Rangers Robert Hallam Robert Hallam (died September 4, 1417), was an English churchman, Bishop of Salisbury and English representative at the Council of Constance. He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1403 to 1405. Hallam had been educated at Oxford. (top) and (left) Rachel Thompson, two of the Rugby Rangers who have been praised for their role in preventing an alleged scam involving laptop computers. |
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