POLICE say they are making good progress in tackling cyber crime in Clydebank.

A report for last week’s community planning meeting revealed that a total of 48 cybercrimes were recorded in West Dunbartonshire during the last year.

Most of these offences were due to a person sending an abusive or threatening message or posting indecent images on social media.

Fraudulent bank withdrawals are also a problem in the area, according to West Dunbartonshire’s top cop, Chief Inspector Scott Carlin, and the police are working with banks to try to combat this.

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Officers are also using the internet to gather information on suspects as well as monitoring their social media activity.

Area commander Carlin said: “We are doing a social media profile and that’s having a positive impact on that as people are coming under the radar.

“Other successes include working in partnership with banks and they are flagging up any suspicious activity, such as withdrawals from accounts.

“A lot of work is still to be done but I think we are making good progress considering the problems we face.”