Police pledge over major crimes

Everyone who contacts Cambridgeshire Police force with information during a major investigation will be kept informed of the outcome.

In the past, only the key witnesses or the victim's relatives would be told the outcome of the inquiry.

Now everyone coming forward about a major incident, such as a murder or organised crime, will be informed.

The move comes as part of the force's commitment to the national Policing Pledge.

Anyone who passes information to the Major Crime Department will be assessed to establish the type of updates they should receive and how often.

Det Ch Insp Tony Ixer said: "During any major investigation the public are vital to its success and will inevitably provide us with information to help us convict those responsible.

"Historically we have not considered keeping all of those people informed of the outcome of an investigation and this will now change."

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