All Crime articles – Page 45
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NewsPolice cuts put convenience stores at frontline of crime
The personal safety of retailers across the country is being put at risk as stores trade against a backdrop of rising crime and a slide in police funding, store owners have warned.
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NewsRates no longer apply to external ATMs following court ruling
Retailers will no longer have to pay business rates for ATMs outside their shops, following a court ruling.
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NewsPublic confidence in the police declining, say MPs
Funding for police forces is down by nearly a fifth (19%) since 2010-11, with public confidence in the police “declining”, according to MPs.
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NewsPolice chief slammed over "ill-informed" fuel theft comments
A leading independent forecourt retailer has slammed a police chief’s “ill-informed” suggestion that drivers should be made to pay for fuel in advance to prevent theft.
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NewsCardtronics steps up security to combat growing ATM crime
Cardtronics is ramping up security measures across its UK ATM network in a bid to counter the rising wave of cash machine attacks taking place across the country.
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NewsATM network must be protected, ACS tells review
The nation’s ATM network must be retained to meet the demand for cash as a form of payment, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has told the Access to Cash Review.
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NewsLabour vows to ban ATM charges and save high streets
Labour has pledged to ban ATM charges under a five-point plan to save the UK’s high streets.
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NewsHMRC claims success in new approach to tobacco crime
Retailers repeatedly caught selling illicit tobacco faced tax bills and penalties in excess of £11m last year as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) deployed a new approach to punishing the crime.
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NewsLarge number of free-to-use ATMs closing, report reveals
More than 250 free-to-use cash machines are being shut down across the UK every month, according to a new report from ATM network operator Link.
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Dear Jac
Was this a case of sloppy police work or vindictiveness?
The outcome was both devastating and unnecessarily ruined lives…
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NewsPolice appeal following c-store ram-raid in Cheshire
Cheshire Police are appealing for information after offenders ram-raided a convenience store in the village of Willaston.
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NewsPolice appeal following c-store robbery in Surrey
Police are appealing for witnesses after CCTV footage was released of a man wanted in connection with a robbery at a convenience store in Surrey.
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NewsPolice investigate armed robbery at York Costcutter store
South Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after a man who was carrying a suspected firearm robbed a Costcutter convenience store in York.
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NewsOnly 9% of crimes result in a charge or summons
The proportion of crimes resulting in a suspect being charged or summonsed has fallen from 11% to 9%, with the figure even lower for incidents of robbery and theft, Home Office statistics suggest.
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NewsAmended roll-out of ATM interchange cuts welcomed by regulator
The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the organisation set up by MPs to monitor the ATM network, has welcomed the announcement that ATM network Link will alter future changes to cash machine interchange fees.
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NewsTrade bodies call for transparency on ATM changes
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), the Federation of Small Businesses and Which? have called on the Payment Systems Regulator to provide more transparency on the UK’s ATM network.
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NewsFirst cut to ATM interchange fee comes into force
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has condemned the decision by ATM network Link to reduce the interchange fee for cash machine operators, with the first cut coming into force on Sunday (July 1st).
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NewsPolice appeal for witnesses following c-store ram-raid
Officers are investigating a robbery which took place at a McColl’s store in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, in which thieves ram-raided the premises to try and steal the store’s ATM.
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BlogTargeting business crime
The recent expert report on tackling retail crime takes a pragmatic approach, says James.