CITS Police Training Event - Farol Ltd, Oxfordshire
4th February 2025
9.00am-3.15pm
Detection techniques to reduce Rural Crime and Construction Site Theft
Police to Police training and briefing on detection techniques to assist forces based around the Oxfordshire area (Thames Valley, Gloucestershire, Northamptoshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire Police Forces). It is a FREE to attend event for Police officers, PCSO’s and Police staff only.
The event, held at Farol Ltd in Thame, Oxfordshire, will be hosted by the National Construction and Agricultural Theft Team (NCATT) and supported by industry.
Attendees will be given presentations by NCATT and include briefings by DS Chris Piggott (UK’s international police liaison officer), CESAR’s police liaison team to include expert advice on detecting criminal networks operating within your area. There will also be a presentations from:
- Seumas Ascott (Group Head of Security, J. Murphy & Sons),
- Spencer Hibberd (Machine Control Support Technician, Leica Geosystems)
- Bob Henderson (Head Of Engineering, NFU Mutual)
- John Mussett (Director of Investigations, CanTrack Global).
The training day will also include the opportunity to examine machines demonstrating CESAR, Micro-CESAR, OEM markings and the new RAPID Online App (Registered Assets Police Information Database), which will allow officers to learn of high-risk items which are susceptible to theft and moreover give officers the confidence to identify stolen property easily.
Testimonials
Sara Robinson - West Midlands Police
"I just want to say how brilliant the training day was yesterday, I really had learnt so much and feel privileged to be there. All the speakers were fantastic. Please can you pass on my gratitude!!"
Sara
Chloe Westlake - West Midlands Police
"Thanks so much Faye, We had a great day."
Chloe
Ben Trowman - West Mercia Police
"Really useful and informative day, thank you. The officers that came with me had never been to this type of course and really enjoyed it and have asked to be included on any further courses."
Ben
Alexandra Prentice - West Mercia Police
"I attended the training session on Wednesday this week and just wanted to provide some feedback. It was honestly one of the most useful training sessions I have been on. It was relevant and all speakers kept presentations short but to the point. I, myself, am a Safer Neighbourhood Officer covering Evesham Rural North, and part of the patch includes Cleeve Prior so extremely relevant to myself for many reasons. It also highlighted issues that are team were completely unaware of such as the boxes of camera equipment that they surveyors use. If possible, could you please pop my name on any future training sessions, as I will happily attend."
Alexandra
Dee Stanley - West Mercia Police
"Thank you for organising the training event at NFU on Wednesday. I found it really useful and informative and I will definitely be able to use the information learnt in future. Many Thanks."
Dee