Latest Crime & Security insight and analysis – Page 61
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A retailer remains critically ill in hospital after he was shot outside his c-store in Whitehall, Bristol.
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Crime is slashed
Robbery prevention initiative Raid Control has had a dramatic effect on crime at participating stores, resulting in a 90% drop in robberies – from 184 to 16 – in the past year.
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A security box containing a large amount of cash was stolen from a Hampshire c-store when a store assistant was distracted.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Introducing a new slot – website of the fortnight.
Lesley Roberts rang from her store in Rock Ferry, Liverpool, wanting to find out if I knew of a supplier of plastic ribbon door curtains she could use to screen her stockroom. It is currently being inadequately screened by a beaded curtain.
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Home Office to end crime figure chaos
Crime figures could soon be easier to understand following a major parliamentary cross-party review.
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A retailer from Shropshire was assaulted by a gang she disturbed robbing her store.
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A Leicestershire sub-postmistress was subjected to a terrifying attack by a robber wielding a knife.
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Police seek witnesses after murder
The Metropolitan Police are calling for witnesses to come forward after a c-store owner was found dead in his London store on Thursday, January 5.
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Co-op opens crime clinic
Southern Co-operative is to launch a drop-in centre above one of its c-stores in West Sussex to help locals voice concerns about anti-social behaviour.
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Yob culture fuels crime
Retailers say yob culture is the biggest reason for crime in today’s society, according to a new survey.
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A c-store customer was left seriously injured after trying to tackle two armed robbers at a store in Shropshire.
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* A Berkshire retailer is recovering after being stabbed during a vicious attack.
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C-stores lead crime fight
Latest statistics show crime is still increasing. However, c-stores are leading the way in bucking this trend
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A West Yorkshire-based c-store manager was hit around the head and face with a gun during a robbery at his store.
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* A masked gunman opened fire on a sales assistant at a North East c-store while his female getaway driver waited outside.
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Bid to heal crime scars
A campaign has been launched by the British Retail Consortium to push retail crime higher up the political agenda.
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A Birmingham-based c-store owner and his wife received screwdriver stab wounds to the face as they beat off armed raiders.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Here’s a training tip – make it clear to staff what they can and can’t sign for.
This interesting little tale comes from Paul Henshaw, whose current Spar store trades in Meliden, near Prestatyn, North Wales. He used to own another store not far away at Bodelwyddan, and in 2001 a member of staff signed him up to a five-year leasing agreement with a hygiene services company ...
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Police have praised the actions of a 75-year-old woman from West Yorkshire who refused to be intimidated by a knife-wielding robber.
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Sainsbury’s stores unite against crime
Sainsbury’s at Jacksons and Sainsbury’s at Bells are to pool their security resources to combat crime across their stores and Sainsbury’s Locals in the Midlands and North East.