All Crime articles – Page 14
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Features and analysis
Vaping expert partners with Oldham City Council & Geek Bar to tackle counterfeit products
A leading vaping industry expert is working with Oldham city council in Manchester to tackle counterfeit and non-compliant products on behalf of Geek Bar
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Features and analysis
Retailer prosecuted for selling counterfeit tobacco in Salford
A businessman has had over £11,000 worth of counterfeit tobacco taken from his premises and has been prosecuted.
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Features and analysis
Major illicit tobacco and cigarette seizure made in Grimsby
Almost 300,000 illicit cigarettes and 2,615 of illicit tobacco have been seized in Grimsby as part of Operation CeCe
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Features and analysis
Retailers urged to report their experiences of crime
The ACS Crime Report 2021 revealed that 89% of shopworkers experienced verbal abuse over the past year.
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Features and analysis
Amendment to Crime Bill welcomed by retail industry
An amendment to introduce tougher penalties for crimes against shopworkers has been tabled to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
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Dear Jac
Self scan checkouts pose theft risk
Are self scan checkouts vulnerable to customer scams? Jac Roper investigates
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Advice Guide
How do face covering restrictions differ throughout the UK?
We break down what you need to know when it comes to face coverings throughout the UK.
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Features and analysis
ShopKind campaign urges support for retail staff
New research has found that 38% of shoppers have witnessed violence and abuse against shopworkers.
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Features and analysis
Major illicit tobacco seizure made in Northamptonshire
44,000 cigarettes and five kilos of hand-rolling tobacco have been seized from two premises in Northamptonshire.
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Features and analysis
Anger over lack of action on crimes against retail staff
Amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to better protect retail staff have been withdrawn in a House of Lords debate.
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Features and analysis
Nine out of ten retail staff experienced verbal abuse
USDAW research has revealed that incidents of abuse, threats and violence against retail staff are on the rise
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Features and analysis
Sussex Police creates Business Crime Team
The team has been set up to focus on tackling business crime via partnerships and new technology
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Features and analysis
Local shops pledge support for women’s night safety charter
The ACS has signed up to the Women’s Safety Night Charter, which is part of the London Mayor’s ‘tackling violence against women and girls’ strategy.
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Features and analysis
Operation CeCe cracks down on illicit tobacco trade
Operation CeCe has led to the seizure of more than £2.7m worth of illegal tobacco products in the first half of 2021.
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Dear Jac
Coping with insurance conundrums
Jac Roper hears from a retailer who is faced with insurance issues following two burglaries at their store.
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Features and analysis
USDAW condemns abuse against forecourt staff
Workers’ union USDAW has called on consumers to show respect to forecourt staff and not direct abuse towards them during the ongoing fuel crisis.
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Features and analysis
ACS calls for greater protection of shopworkers
The ACS briefed Peers before the Second Reading of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in the House of Lords.
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Interviews and Profiles
Imperial Tobacco removes gantry from retailer convicted of selling illicit tobacco
The Manchester retailer was found to be selling illicit cigarettes and tobacco.
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Features and analysis
Scottish progress on workers’ protection prompts government plea
The government has been called on to introduce legislation to protect retail staff similar to that in Scotland.
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Features and analysis
New legislation to protect Scottish retail staff comes into effect
The retail industry has encouraged police to enforce the new legislation.