All Crime articles – Page 29
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Features and analysisHow my local PCC helped me tackle shoplifting
Jayesh Patel got in touch with his Police and Crime Commissioner after losing confidence in his local police force’s response.
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Features and analysisACS offers support to Respect for Shopworkers Week campaign
Respect for Shopworkers Week aims to raise awareness about the increase in violence and abuse against retail workers
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Features and analysis40% of retail staff abused on a weekly basis
New research by the Retail Trust has highlighted the rising levels of crimes against shopworkers
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Advice GuideUSDAW publishes advice on protecting retail staff
To help store owners protect their staff, industry union USDAW has published advice to improve safety in the retail workplace
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Features and analysisCo-op MD: ‘Long way to go on retail crime’
The Co-op has warned there is a “long way to go” to address the issue of retail crime and urged more of a police presence for incidents
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Features and analysisNisa bosses call for greater protection of store staff
In an open letter to highlight Respect for Shopworkers Week (13-19 November), Nisa managing director Peter Batt and Nisa head of retail Victoria Lockie have outlined the pressures being faced by store owners when it comes to rising crime
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Features and analysisTobacco smuggler jailed for six years
Jatinder Bains smuggled more than 20 million illegal cigarettes into the UK
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Features and analysisKing’s Speech focuses on Tobacco and Vaping Bill
In his first King’s Speech, Charles III set out the priorities for government including an overhaul of tobacco and vaping legislation
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Features and analysisFWD urges wholesalers to be exempt from generational smoking ban
Ahead of the King’s Speech, the Federation of Wholesale Distributors has called on the government to make the wholesale sector exempt from legislation that would introduce a generational smoking ban
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Features and analysisShopworker abuse highlighted by Scottish retail industry
Nearly 8,000 incidents of abuse against shopworkers have been reported since August 2021
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Dear JacIs investment in crime prevention paying off?
Jac Roper hears from a retailer feeling threatened in his own store
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Features and analysisWholesale sector urges protection from crime
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has written to the government calling for more support in tackling crime
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Features and analysisOver £100,000 of illegal tobacco found in ‘James Bond style’ hiding places
Illegal and potentially dangerous tobacco, worth over £100,000, has been seized from retailers in Dewsbury following a joint operation by West Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Trading Standards.
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Features and analysisRetail Crime Action Plan looks to tackle shop theft
A new Retail Crime Action Plan has been developed in response to the rise in shop theft
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Advice GuideHow to report an incident to the police
With crime levels rising, retailers need to report every incident that happens at their store
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Features and analysisRetailers slam police for lack of response to store crimes
Retailers have criticised the police responses to shoplifting as “terrible”.
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Features and analysisMet Police to roll out facial recognition technology to catch shoplifters
The Met Police will use facial recognition technology in a move to crackdown on London’s most prolific retail offenders.
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Features and analysisShop theft in England and Wales rises by 25%
Latest data from the Office of National Statistics found that shop theft has increased by 25% over the past year
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Features and analysisRetailers encouraged to ‘become best friends' with their PCCs
Katy Bourne, a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) from Sussex has urged retailers to reach out to their local PCCs
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