All Crime articles – Page 52
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NewsWholesale database hones in on criminals
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors’ (FWD) Criminal Intelligence Database is proving its worth, after four arrests were made in just eight days as a result of collated information passed to the police.
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NewsPolice are too soft on shoplifters, say stores
Retailers demand harsher penalties for shoplifting to deter crime
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NewsRetail crime victims urged to speak out
Retailers who have been victims of crime over the past 12 months are being urged to share their experiences.
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NewsC-stores cash in on ATM opportunity
A poll of 3,000 credit and debit cardholders has highlighted the value of ATM machines to convenience store retailers.
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Advice GuideCrime watch
Four C-Store Champions discuss how they keep the risk of crime to a minimum.
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Features and analysisRetailers urged to tell courts full impact of crime
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged retailers to fully explain the impact of crime on themselves, their staff and businesses.
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Features and analysisRetail crime prevention site launched
A new website designed to help retailers tackle business crime has been launched
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Tobacco smugglers to pay for their crimes
A cross channel ferry worker and his wife have been convicted of smuggling thousands of illicit cigarettes into the UK, and selling them from their home.
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Features and analysis
Government commits to tackling crime
Baroness Browning has pledged to change how crimes against businesses are reported and recorded
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Tackle crime with new technology
Retailers are being urged to embrace new technology to help tackle crime.
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More grants available to help tackle crime
The government has announced £14m-worth of funding to help communities combat crime and antisocial behaviour. Announced by crime prevention minister Baroness Browning, the Community Action Against Crime Innovation Fund has been allocated...
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Advice Guide
ACS launches crime reporting survey
Retailers are being urged to share their experiences of crime reporting in their store as part of an Association of Convenience Stores survey.
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Retail crime group poised for action
The head of the new All Party Parliamentary Group on Retail and Business Crime has said that he is looking forward to the challenge of raising awareness of this serious issue. Speaking exclusively to Convenience Store, MP for Hove and...
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Trading Standards to rat out criminals
Cash-strapped Trading Standards Authorities could soon be armed with new weapons to weed out hidden caches of illicit tobacco in stores and other premises specially trained sniffer rats.
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Government unveils aid for crime victims
The government has launched a £1m programme to help victims of anti-social behaviour and crime. The scheme, unveiled by Home Secretary Theresa May, aims to provide a voice for those who have been affected by crime. The government will...
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Fears grow over the impact of police cuts
Concerns have been raised over the safety of retailers and staff after it emerged that thousands of police community support officers (PCSOs) across England and Wales could lose their jobs. Leaked figures from the Association of Chief...
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Beat crime with Co-op’s free training
The Co-operative Group is to offer its crime awareness training computer programme to independent retailers for free. Currently in the final stages of development, the downloadable software will feature questionnaires on how staff could...
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Features and analysisRetail crime fell in 2010
Crime in convenience stores is on the decrease as retailers invest more to protect their businesses, according to the latest Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) Crime Survey.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: How was this crime perpetrated?
Man goes into Kiran Patel's store, (Coulsdon News in Surrey) and asks for a £100 Ukash voucher, which Kiran put through his Payzone terminal. The customer didn't touch the voucher (neither did he have a mobile with which to photograph it), but then...