Latest Crime & Security insight and analysis – Page 40
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Smoke-cloaking device thwarts Leicester c-store firearm robbery
Leicestershire Police are appealing for information after a smoke-cloaking device thwarted an armed robbery at a convenience store in Leicester.
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Man charged following Hartlepool c-store armed robbery
A man has been charged following a knife-wielding armed robbery at a convenience store in County Durham.
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Man jailed after knife-wielding robbery at Rotherham forecourt
A man has been jailed for two years and three months after brandishing a knife during a violent armed robbery at a forecourt store in Rotherham.
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PM pledges to begin recruitment of extra 20,000 police officers
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to immediately enact plans to recruit 20,000 extra police officers in England and Wales over the next three years.
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Man jailed following ‘fake firearm’ robberies at two stores
A man has been jailed for six years and eight months after brandishing a fake firearm during two attempted armed robberies in Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
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Public threatened during attempted store burglary in Oxfordshire
Members of the public were targeted with axes and sledge hammers during an attempted armed burglary at a village convenience store in Oxfordshire on Friday.
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Proportion of crimes resulting in charges at lowest since records began
The proportion of crimes resulting in a charge or summons fell to 7.8% in the year to March, marking the lowest figures since the Home Office began compiling the data in 2015.
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Central England Co-op’s crime crackdown yields positive results
Central England Co-op has overseen a 6% drop in burglaries and 30% decrease in robberies across its stores following a major crackdown on retail crime.
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Cheshire One Stop store subjected to “terrifying” armed robbery
Cheshire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses following a “terrifying” armed robbery at a One Stop store in Warrington.
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Tobacco sniffer dog snaps up top Trading Standards prize
A sniffer dog who has helped to uncover more than £8m worth of illicit tobacco in the last six years has been awarded the top prize at the annual Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) Hero Awards 2019 - the first time the accolade has been handed to an animal.
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Man jailed following Ipswich c-store robbery spree
A man has been jailed for five years following two convenience store armed robberies in eight days in Ipswich.
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Man jailed following armed robbery at Lincolnshire One Stop
A man has been jailed for four years and eight months following a crowbar-wielding armed robbery at a One Stop store in Lincolnshire.
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Store owners urge PCCs to focus funding boost on retail crime
Store owners have demanded more focus on tackling retail crime from Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), as new Home Office figures revealed a £1bn increase in overall police funding between 2018-19 and 2019-20.
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Man jailed for 10 months for threatening c-store staff with knife
A man who threatened staff with a knife at a Nisa store in Swansea has been jailed for 10 months.
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Witness appeal following Suffolk forecourt ATM ram-raid
Police are appealing for information following an ATM ram-raid at a Londis-branded forecourt in Suffolk.
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Police investigate violent armed robbery at Hyde McColl’s store
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a McColl’s store in Greater Manchester, in which store workers were ordered to lie on the floor and a customer was punched in the face.
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Crime special: Spar Lindford, Hampshire
Last year a ram raid caused £200,000 worth of damage to Spar Lindford and left owner Julian Taylor-Green facing an uphill battle to keep his store trading whilst making endless calls to contractors, suppliers and his insurer to ensure the future of the business.
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C-store owners highlight impact of retail crime on BBC show
C-store retailers appeared on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show on Friday morning (28 June) to highlight their experiences of violence and abuse against store workers amid cross-industry calls for government action.
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Crime special: Londis Woodmansterne, Surrey
Two armed robberies in the space of a fortnight have failed to dent the resolve of Sukhbinder Kaur and her son Raj Kahlon not to let crime rob them of their livelihood.
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Retail sector urges government to take action on violence and abuse
A cross-industry coalition of retailers and trade bodies have joined forces to call for further action to tackle violence and abuse against store workers.