All Crime articles – Page 17
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Features and analysis29 prolific Lincoln shoplifters now banned from the city’s stores
A total of 29 shoplifters are now banned from shops in Lincoln city centre’s retail spaces
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Features and analysisOpal’s first year targets retail crime gangs behind £8m of thefts
National policing intelligence unit Opal has made significant strides in tackling organised retail crime during its first year of operation
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Features and analysisShoplifter who stole from the same Willenhall store four times jailed
A prolific shop thief has been handed a 10-week jail sentence for targeting a convenience store in Willenhall
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Features and analysisTargeted approach reduces anti-social behaviour and crime in Sussex as further funding announced
Crime and anti-social behaviour have fallen in Sussex’s hotspot areas after 12 months of targeted policing
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Features and analysis2.7 million illicit cigarettes uncovered in Northern Ireland sting
The haul is estimated to be worth £1.6m in unpaid duty and taxes
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Features and analysisSurrey Police report four-fold increase in shoplifting charges with retail crime a priority
Tackling retail crime has been highlighted as a priority for Surrey Police, it says
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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