All Crime articles – Page 2
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South West operation seizes over £37,000 of illegal tobacco and vapes
13 out of 14 stores visited were found to be selling illegal products
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Which new penalties are being introduced in the Crime and Policing Bill?
What do the new measures mean for retailers?
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Dangling burglar drops straight into jail
A burglar was spotted dangling from the ceiling by staff at Sainsbury’s Local in Radford last Friday
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Trade bodies welcome government measures to protect retail workers and high streets
Trade bodies has praised the announcement of measures to protect retail staff
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Retailers call for more resources to support new Crime and Policing Bill
The Crime and Policing Bill aimed at tackling retail crime and helping communities will be introduced in Parliament today
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Government’s new Crime and Policing Bill aims to tackle retail crime and help communities
The Crime and Policing Bill sets out new measures aimed at tackling shop theft and anti-social behaviour
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Lincolnshire operation seizes ‘biggest retail haul’ of illicit cigarettes and vapes yet
More than 90,000 cigarettes, 300 vapes and 10kg of tobacco have been seized from seven stores in Lincolnshire
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Man who smashed wine bottle over shopworker’s head jailed for over 15 years
Zach Porter also held a screwdriver to the ribs of another shopworker
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Scottish retailers fall victim to fake £20 Bank of England notes
The counterfeit notes pass UV note checkers, said What Every Wants in Hamilton
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Swindon store’s rat infestation leads to closure and £30k fine
A court has fined a shopkeeper just under £30k after discovering his store was home to countless rats
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Illegal cigarette and vape crackdown sees 68 Lincolnshire stores served closure orders
More than 670,000 illicit cigarettes were removed from the streets of Lincolnshire last year
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Duo jailed for armed robbery in Suffolk
A woman and a man have been jailed for a combined total of more than six years
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Illegal vape and cigarette seizures sweep across the country
Recent operations across multiple counties have seen hundreds and thousands of illegal vapes and tobacco products seized from stores
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Retailers warned to be vigilant over fake Scottish banknotes
Officers from West Yorkshire have become aware of counterfeit Clydesdale £20 notes
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Poundland reports 11% drop in store violence and reduction in theft after body camera pilot
Body cameras have now been deployed in 177 of its ‘highest-risk’ stores
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Funding to strengthen neighbourhood policing doubles to £200m
The additional funding has been welcomed by the Co-op and Usdaw
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Indie retailers support South London shoplifting crackdown
Neighbourhood officers in Lambeth carried out a targeted sting at a Co-op store
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£10k worth of tobacco stolen in one night at Plymouth store theft
Police in the city need help investigating a huge tobacco theft which took place in a Premier store last week
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ACS responds to ONS figures showing shocking rise in shop theft
The ACS has responded to the publication of the latest crime figures from the Office for National Statistics
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“I’ve had so much help” - Nisa retailer’s antisocial behaviour scheme goes from strength to strength
Harjit Singh embarked on a drive to reduce antisocial behaviour, but no one could’ve precited how succesful it would become