All Crime articles – Page 23
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Features and analysisBody cameras to be provided to Tesco staff as retail crime rises
In a letter to the Mail on Sunday, Tesco boss Ken Murphy appealed for more collaboration to tackle retail crime
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Features and analysisBattle over resources erupts between police forces and government
The government’s pledge to investigate every crime has been queried by the National Police Chiefs’ Council
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Features and analysisIllicit vapes and tobacco seized by Northumbria Police
Illicit vapes worth nearly £55,000 have been seized as part of a month-long operation
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Dear JacAbusive customers on the rise
Jac Roper hears from a retailer who has seen a rise in abuse from shoppers
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Features and analysisSGF demands retail crime prosecution figures be disclosed
According to Police Scotland, the Protection of Workers (Retail) Act has been used 7,056 times to report retail specific cases of abuse or assault of staff and retailers between when it came into force in August 2021 and 2 July 2023
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Features and analysisPolish beer smugglers sentenced to seven years in jail
The pair smuggled 122 lorry loads of non UK-duty paid beer
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Features and analysisPledge to improve police response to shoplifting welcomed
More resources and time are to be dedicated to tackle reported offences, including shoplifting, where there is a “reasonable lead”, such as CCTV footage or eyewitness accounts
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Features and analysisPolice are failing retailers as Co-op reports record crime levels
The group recorded almost 1,000 incidents a day
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Features and analysisRetailers call for CCTV grants as shoplifting rises 24% YOY
The Fed is urging government to help with security costs
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Features and analysisThe Fed welcomes plans to increase police presence on the streets
The changes are part of an update to the government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan
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Features and analysisShop workers’ mental health damaged by cost of living crisis
More than half (52%) of workers in the retail industry have said that the rising cost-of-living is impacting their mental health
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Features and analysisHMRC seizes 10.8m cigarettes at Belfast Port
The cigarettes are worth around £5.3m in unpaid taxes
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Features and analysis£10,000 of illicit tobacco and vape products seized in Preston
Illicit cigarettes, counterfeit hand rolling tobacco and disposable vapes, worth over £10,000, have been seized from two stores in Preston
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Features and analysisIndustry calls for ‘Most Wanted’ lists to tackle repeat shop theft offenders
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has put forward a five-point plan for police forces and the government to do more to take retail crime seriously and support local businesses
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Features and analysisCounterfeit tobacco gang jailed following seizure of 6.5m cigarettes
The six men were caught with more than 6.5millon cigarettes, worth more than £1.8m in evaded duty
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Features and analysisACS urges low tolerance for illicit trade
ACS wants the government to send a clear message that selling these products is not acceptable
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Features and analysisOne million illegal cigarettes seized by Warwickshire County Council
More than one million illegal cigarettes were seized in the last 18 months by Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service
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Features and analysisQuail Digital receives King’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade
Quail Digital is one of 148 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise
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Features and analysisCost of living crisis leading to increased shopworker abuse
Shopworkers are bearing the brunt of customer frustrations over rising costs
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco worth £76,000 seized in Kent stores
242,500 cigarettes and 1,516 pouches of illicit tobacco have been seized by authorities in Kent