- Friday, April 26, 2024
By: Keerthi Mohan
by NADEEM BADSHAH SHOPKEEPERS have called for more action to be taken against criminals by police and ministers after new figures showed the number of thefts has risen. Incidents have increased following the introduction a £200 threshold by police before criminals are pursued. Figures from 25 police forces suggest there has been at least a seven per cent increase in the number of offences reported by supermarkets alone over the past four years. Officers were called to investigate more than 78,000 shoplifting incidents in 2017, up from just over 72,000 in 2014. Separate data from the Home Office has shown…
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