NORTHUMBRIA Police says its crackdown on criminal damage, part of Chief Constable Mike Craik's pledge to give "total policing'' is working.
In April, the number of incidents declined by 744 from the same month a year ago.
The month-long Wipeout Criminal Damage campaign led to 700 arrests and produced an 18 per cent fall in offences such as dustbins being set on fire, windows broken and parked cars scratched.
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