All Crime articles – Page 13
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Features and analysisCroydon Council seizes illicit tobacco worth more than £175,000
Croydon Council trading standards and HM Revenue and Customs teamed up with specialist detection dogs to track down and seize the illegal tobacco
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Features and analysis40 million counterfeit cigarettes seized in Belgian Europol raid
It is believed the cigarettes were destined for the UK and French black markets
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Features and analysisBradford retailer jailed for selling illicit tobacco
Mohammad Riaz of Sunrise Supermarket has been jailed for selling illicit tobacco
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Dear JacTest purchase situation leads to retailer leaving Camelot
A National Lottery test purchase situation turned ugly between a retailer and the mystery shopper
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Features and analysisAre safety screens here to stay?
Safety screens were introduced as a temporary measure but with a £10m investment across the sector, could they become a permanent fixture in stores?
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Features and analysisGeek Bar tackles counterfeit vape sellers on social media
Geek Bar has launched an online campaign aimed at rogue suppliers and producers of non-compliant and counterfeit products
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Features and analysisConvenience stores reach record investment in crime prevention measures
The UK’s local shops have invested a record £246m in crime prevention measures over the last year
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Features and analysisUsdaw staff survey highlights lack of faith in reporting crime
61% of respondents said they were not confident that reporting abuse, threats and violence will make a difference
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Advice GuideHow to spot a fake £20 note
There are key security features to look out for so you don’t get caught out with a counterfeit £20 note
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Features and analysisRetail crime scheme success in West Midlands
The scheme is a partnership between police, rehabilitation centres and retailers
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Interviews and ProfilesHow I used AI technology to stop 15 shoplifters in two weeks
Nisa Virginia Quay is cracking down on crime with smart software
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Features and analysisRetail staff attacked during store robbery
Five teenagers arrested in connection with an attempted robbery on an off-licence in Wrexham
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Features and analysisShopworker attacks lead to jail sentence
Craig Johnson has been jailed for two store robberies that saw shop staff assaulted
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Features and analysisThree shops closed in Northumberland due to selling illegal tobacco
Three shops in Ashington that were caught repeatedly selling thousands of pounds worth of illegal tobacco have been ordered to temporarily close by magistrates
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Features and analysisProsecutions secured over illicit tobacco sales
Illicit tobacco and cigarettes were seized in two raids on a store in Lincolnshire
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Interviews and ProfilesAutomated gantry foils thieves at Raven’s Budgens
The Navarra system stopped robbers from stealing thousands of pounds worth of tobacco
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Features and analysisSavewell Direct buying group ceases trading
Durham Police is investigating an incident of internal fraud
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Features and analysisWalsall retailer fined following illicit tobacco discovery
Trading Standards Officers seized 6,000 illegal cigarettes and over 1kg of illicit hand-rolling tobacco
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Features and analysisPolice Scotland steps up to tackle abuse against retail staff
Almost 300 cases of abuse against shop staff in Scotland were reported to police in the first three months of new legislation
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Features and analysisStockton store shut down by council following illicit tobacco seizure
More than 200,000 illicit cigarettes were seized from the store and a nearby flat