All Crime articles
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Features and analysisEight Crewe stores found selling illicit tobacco by JTI
An undercover operation in Crewe has highlighted the extent of the issue
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Features and analysisNine day old vape shop receives over 40 requests for illegal items
The Vape Shop in Chelmsford told the BBC customers had asked for products including cannabis and drug paraphernalia
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Features and analysisNew group launched to tackle most pressing issues facing high streets
High Streets UK will discuss solutions on the rise of retail crime to the “unwieldy business rates system”
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Features and analysisCCTV footage of Hampshire cigarette thief released
An investigation has been launched following the theft from a convenience store in Hampshire
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Features and analysisEdinburgh police investigating armed store robbery carried out with a pole
Police are investigating after CCTV showed the moment a man dressed in black held up a convenience store - using a pole
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Features and analysis‘We can’t afford to lose it’: Fundraiser to support Spar Minster Lovell’s security after Christmas ram-raid
A local resident has launched a GoFundMe page for Oxfordshire store described as the “heart of Minster Lovell”
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Features and analysisHertfordshire Christmas shoplifting operation sees two jailed 11 arrested
Operation Bauble has seen officers carry out increased patrols in Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield town centres
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Features and analysisMore support for victims of antisocial behaviour announced
Victims of antisocial behaviour are to get better information and access to support
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Features and analysisWelsh police officers first to use facial recognition mobile app
In the app’s trial it was used on shoplifters who have lied to try and avoid arrest to gain an out of court disposal
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Features and analysisSwindon police seek convenience store card thief
Police in Swindon have issued an image of a man they are looking for after an attempt was made to use a stolen bank card in a local convenience store
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Features and analysisStaffordshire County Council remove 220,000 illegal products off the market in 2024
The 2024 haul is estimated to be worth around £250,000
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Features and analysisTills stolen and staff threatened in Derbyshire stores
Detectives from Derbyshire Police have released CCTV images of men in connection with two robberies at shops in North Wingfield
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Features and analysis£1m worth of illicit vapes, cigarettes and drugs seized in Birmingham
The raid on Erdington High Street is said to be one of the biggest seizures of its kind in the city
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Features and analysisEasy to order ‘Spoof Masks’ raise retail crime and public safety concerns
Community crime awareness groups have called for the novelty masks to be banned
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Features and analysis£5,620 of illegal vapes seized at Bishop Auckland store
A shopkeeper in Durham has narrowly avoided jail time for selling illegal vape products
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Features and analysisHampshire Police launch appeal after tobacco and scratch cards stolen from Ringwood store
Investigating officers have released CCTV images of four men and are asking to speak to them in connection with several reported shoplifting incidents
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Features and analysisRetailer takes to Radio 5 Live to say shoplifting is the worst it’s ever been
Fed member and northern district president Martin Ward recently took to the airwaves to slam the rise in shoplifting
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Features and analysisThe Post Office Horizon IT inquiry ends after three years of evidence
The Post Office Horizon IT inquiry was led by retired high court judge Sir Wyn Williams
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Features and analysis‘It’s important retailers learn from shop theft’: Frontline security officer shares experiences of retail crime
An anonymous security officer reveals the dangerous reality that lies behind the uniform, and how retail workers must act together against the wave of brazen thefts
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Features and analysisLatvian authorities take down huge illicit cigarette factory
Latvian State Police and the Border Guard have dismantled a criminal network involved in illegal tobacco production