All Crime articles – Page 10
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Features and analysisDudley Council efforts sees 19 illegal ‘pop-up’ shops close in less than a year
It is understood to be the highest number made by any single Trading Standards team in the country during a single financial year
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Features and analysisNottingham shoplifter returns to scene of crime only to steal again
Officers investigating a robbery at a convenience store in Nottingham have released images of a man they are looking to trace
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Features and analysisShoplifting at record high since police records began
A total of 516,971 offences were logged by forces in 2024, up 20% from 429,873 in 2023
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Features and analysis£150,000 of stolen goods recovered from eight London stores
After marking 5,000 commonly stolen items with synthetic DNA, officers were able to identify the stolen goods
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Features and analysisFresh update for a website dedicated to tackling Scottish retail crime
The SGF in partnership with Retailers Against Crime have just updated their website
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Features and analysisUnsure how to respond if your store is a victim of robbery? The ACS can help…
The ACS has issued a guide on what to do if your store is the victim of robbers
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Features and analysisPaisley convenience store fined for fly tipping seven times in just two months
SEPA has issued a civil penalty after Paisley store is caught fly tipping seven times in two months
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Product NewsNew smaller AI age-check machine revealed at NCS 25
E-Service, who unveiled a new “compact and affordable” age verification solution designed to protect retailers
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Features and analysis‘What’s the point?’: Retailer pelted with cans and racial slurs refuses to report to police
Nathalie Fullerton was pelted with cans and subjected to racist abuse after confronting a shoplifter but has chosen not to report the incident to the police
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Features and analysis13,000 bobbies on the beat by 2029 labelled ‘far too slow’, says Bira
The government’s pledge to put 13,000 more officers on the streets by 2029 has been criticised by the British Independent Retail Association
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Features and analysisNational Crime Agency targets illicit products with Operation Machinize
NCA officers visited 265 premises over the course of the three-week operation
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Features and analysisACS welcomes neighbourhood policing guarantee aiming to bring in 13,000 new officers
The ACS has welcomed the announcement of a new Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee from the Government
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Features and analysisNumber of illicit cigarettes, tobacco and vape seized in Hull doubles
More than 2.4m counterfeit cigarettes, tobacco and vapes were seized by Hull City Council’s Public Protection Team during 2024
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Features and analysisShop thefts involving violence now to be classed as robbery
The NBCC has produced a guide for businesses to help them understand different crime classifications and what they mean
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Features and analysisShop worker threatened with imitation gun, meat cleaver and hammer in armed robbery
On Monday, three males entered Mid Calder Convenience Store and stole several items before fleeing
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Features and analysisPolice Scotland launch dedicated team to tackle the root of retail crime
It follows £3m funding from the Scottish Government
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Features and analysisDover gets new Community Alcohol Partnership scheme
Town of Dover to become the latest area to benefit from a Community Alcohol Partnership
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Features and analysisStore of the Future: Anti-crime technology
With crime on the rise, retailers are having to future-proof protection for their stores
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Features and analysisStore charity donation stolen from homeless hub
150 bottles of Lucozade donated by Trudy Davies have been stolen from outside a charity
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Features and analysisScottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group relaunches to combat counterfeit crime
The Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group has relaunched this month, with the aim of combating counterfeiting in Scotland