Stalking to Be Treated As a Major Crime

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POLICE are to reclassify stalking as a major crime following the murder of Clare Bernal.

Officers will be instructed to take victims' complaints more seriously and to spend more time gathering evidence to put offenders behind bars.

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Stalking to Be Treated As a Major Crime

The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) published fresh guidance for forces as...