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Police say there was a rise in crime in an area of Staffordshire on Monday as officers dealt with a coach crash in which one man died and 71 were hurt. | Police say there was a rise in crime in an area of Staffordshire on Monday as officers dealt with a coach crash in which one man died and 71 were hurt. |
Ch Insp John Maddox said there was a jump in vehicle crime in Cheadle while numerous officers were sent to nearby Alton after the crash. | Ch Insp John Maddox said there was a jump in vehicle crime in Cheadle while numerous officers were sent to nearby Alton after the crash. |
The coach, travelling back from Alton Towers, collided with a car and crashed through a wall, landing in a garden. | The coach, travelling back from Alton Towers, collided with a car and crashed through a wall, landing in a garden. |
Ch Insp Maddox said it was possible criminals "exploited" the situation. | Ch Insp Maddox said it was possible criminals "exploited" the situation. |
He said the 14 incidents reported on Monday evening were mainly thefts from cars and the number represented a "spike" in crime within the "rural and sedate" communities he polices. | He said the 14 incidents reported on Monday evening were mainly thefts from cars and the number represented a "spike" in crime within the "rural and sedate" communities he polices. |
Day trip | Day trip |
"Well, as we know, criminals are always going to exploit any opportunity. It is possible that they have exploited this incident," he told BBC News. | "Well, as we know, criminals are always going to exploit any opportunity. It is possible that they have exploited this incident," he told BBC News. |
"We have a rise in the number of crimes against vehicles in and around the Cheadle area and that may be because someone has seen an opportunity. | "We have a rise in the number of crimes against vehicles in and around the Cheadle area and that may be because someone has seen an opportunity. |
"I am investigating those crimes. If we find from our forensic opportunities an offender, then I will being it to the attention of the courts." | "I am investigating those crimes. If we find from our forensic opportunities an offender, then I will being it to the attention of the courts." |
The two areas are part of Staffordshire Moorlands which is policed by 120 officers. | The two areas are part of Staffordshire Moorlands which is policed by 120 officers. |
Ch Insp Maddox, who was in charge of dealing with the crash, said 25 officers were called to the incident. | Ch Insp Maddox, who was in charge of dealing with the crash, said 25 officers were called to the incident. |
The bus, from a firm in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, had been carrying farm migrant workers on a day trip from Lutton Farm, in Oundle, Northamptonshire. | The bus, from a firm in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, had been carrying farm migrant workers on a day trip from Lutton Farm, in Oundle, Northamptonshire. |
Four people remain in hospital and two, including the 62-year-old coach driver, who is from Peterborough, are still in a critical condition. | |
A post-mortem examination on 26-year-old Piotr Wolski, from Poland, has proved inconclusive and further tests will now be carried out, Staffordshire Police said. | A post-mortem examination on 26-year-old Piotr Wolski, from Poland, has proved inconclusive and further tests will now be carried out, Staffordshire Police said. |
Tests are also being carried out on the coach at a police garage and officers began interviewing passengers on Wednesday. | Tests are also being carried out on the coach at a police garage and officers began interviewing passengers on Wednesday. |
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