All Crime articles – Page 49
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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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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.
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NewsPolice appeal following £100,000 confectionery heist
Leicestershire Police is appealing for help locating £100,000-worth of stolen confectionery after two trailers were thieved from a Hancocks depot.
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NewsThink tank calls for tough new sentences for shoplifters
Influential think tank The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has urged the government to introduce tough two-year sentences for prolific shoplifters in order to cut crime and rehabilitate drug-addicted offenders.
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NewsShoplifting grows in England and Wales, new data shows
Retailers in England and Wales have been hit by a 4% increase in shoplifting, with over 378,725 offences reported in 2017-18, new data reveals.
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NewsTwo men arrested following armed robbery at Leeds c-store
Two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a convenience store in Leeds.
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Features and analysisCrime busters
Cuts in police budgets and a rising tide of retail theft have led to some out-of-the-box thinking on how to tackle business crime. The Southern Co-op’s Gareth Lewis tells C-Store how a joined-up approach is working in Sussex
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NewsACS and SGF raise concerns with MPs over ATM removals
The ACS and SGF have raised concerns with MPs over the potential impact of the removal of ATMs on local consumers, especially in rural areas.
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NewsATM stolen in ram-raid at Norfolk convenience store
A Norfolk retailer has praised the community’s response after his store’s ATM was stolen during a night-time ram-raid.
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NewsIncidents of shoplifting up 8%, official figures reveal
The number of shoplifting crimes recorded by police in England and Wales rose once again last year, according to the latest Office for National Statistics report.