Latest Crime & Security insight and analysis – Page 57
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Crime: Roundup - October 3 2008
A store owner was stabbed in the arm after grappling with a knife-wielding robber at his store in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The raider escaped with all the notes from the till at Jitu Patel’s Supamac store. But despite losing blood, Jitu...
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Co-op joins the war against knife crime
The Heart of England Co-op has made a stand against knife crime by removing all kitchen knives from sale at its 33 food stores. The society has also enforced a strict Challenge 25 policy for knife sales at its eight non-food stores. Heart of England...
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Smuggling to rise in crime spree ahead
The trade in illegally imported goods such as cigarettes is set to rise as a result of the economic slowdown, a leaked Home Office letter to the prime minister has revealed. Rates of alcohol, tobacco and fuel smuggling are forecast to leap as...
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Attackers strike as police ignore call
A brutal attack on a 60-year-old shop assistant could have been avoided if police had been quicker to respond to a call for help, a Birmingham retailer has claimed. Nadeem Sajad contacted police and asked them to move on a large group of disorderly...
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Shoplifters to say sorry for stealing
Retailers are to receive apologies from youths who have stolen from their stores or committed a crime against them.
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A stand against knife crime
An East London retailer has handed his entire stock of 300 lock knives to police in a stand against knife crime.
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Dear Jac
Get your forms in good order
Chris Blakey, who runs the Paper Shop in Halifax, West Yorkshire, wanted to update the forms for his large home delivery service.
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CCTV failing to cut crime
There are more than 4.5 million of them in the UK, but CCTV cameras are failing to cut crime, a senior police officer has claimed.
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Police to harass yobs
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has pledged to turn the tables on youths who engage in antisocial behaviour and has instructed police to harass them in their homes.
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Police to breathalyse young drinkers
Underage drinkers in an Essex town are to be breath-tested by police as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.
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Criminals prime kids with forged notes
Money launderers in London are sending 12-year-olds into stores with fake £20 notes.
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Police home in on young drinkers
A police crackdown over the February half-term break resulted in the confiscation of more than 44,000 pints of alcohol from underage drinkers.
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Dear Jac
DIY not for you? Specialist help is always available
If anyone thinks that the DIY approach to licensing is all a bit much, I would advise them to contact Chris Mitchener, a freelance licensing specialist.
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Crime watch
Losses from retail crime are their highest for 10 years. How do our C-Store Champions cope with it?
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Scottish crime falls
Crime rates in cities across Scotland have fallen by a fifth since the reintroduction of bobbies on the beat.
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Dear Jac
How do you sum up the worth of an accountant?
It has been said that a good accountant will ask, how much profit do you want to make? 'Cooking the books' tax-dodge jokes aside, an accountant can be an invaluable business tool.
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Festive crime wave ahead
Retailers should be bracing themselves for a surge in crime as new research by Checkpoint Systems predicts that £431.2m-worth of stock will be stolen in the run up to Christmas.
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Crackdown sees 727 shoplifters arrested
A successful radio link scheme in the Sunderland area has helped police to arrest 727 shoplifters in just five months.