Avon and Somerset closes inquiry as other forces warn and investigate

Avon and Somerset Constabulary has closed a nearly year-long fraud investigation into the mismanagement of a major project with no charges, the Somerset County Gazette reported [6]. The decision contrasts with police activity elsewhere this week: Worcestershire residents were warned to stay alert after increased courier fraud reports, with the scam said to be particularly targeting elderly people, the Cotswold Journal reported [1]; and Suffolk Police said they were investigating multiple reports of a social media post, described as disgusting, published after the death of a three-year-old [2][3][4][5]. Together, the cases show that reported wrongdoing can result in a public warning, an active inquiry or a no-further-action decision.