All Crime articles – Page 2
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NewsPolice reports of over 200 chargepoint cable thefts look like “tip of the iceberg”
A series of Freedom of Information requests sent out to the UK’s police forces has revealed over 200 instances of cables being stolen from EV chargers, with thieves hacking the leads away to sell the metal they contain for scrap.
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NewsBOSS becomes first fuel debt recoverer to use speedier DVLA electronic service
A major step forward in reducing fuel theft on forecourts is how BOSS (the British Oil Security Syndicate) is describing its status as the first fuel debt recovery agency to be accredited by Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (Police CPI) to its scheme for fuel retailers and cost recovery agencies.
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NewsThief banned from three Top 50 forecourts
A man from Burnley has been given a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) for shoplifting, including stealing from three forecourts.
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NewsTrade association condemns armed robbery at petrol station ATM
Northern Ireland trade association Retail NI has strongly condemned a robbery at a cash dispensing machine at a petrol filling station in Aughnacloy, in County Tyrone last week: warning that such incidents threaten the viability of ATMs.
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NewsANPR-blocking 'ghost plates' set to come under parliamentary scrutiny
The wild-west landscape of the UK number plate system is to be formally investigated by parliament – a move that will be welcomed by forecourt operators, with around 13% of fuel-theft incidents made by vehicles using illegitimate plates.
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NewsMFG brings about 60% drop in shoplifting with new security system
The UK’s largest forecourt operator has drastically cut shoplifting rates after trialling a new security system at two of its forecourts. MFG installed the Chirp Protect Edge system at its sites in Loxford, East London, and Halifax, West Yorks, with both shops reporting a 60% reduction in theft incidents as a result.
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NewsGPS trackers fitted to EV charging leads as cable theft intensifies
First there were security guards and cameras, then came smartwater and a demand to classify chargers as Critical Infrastructure. But with firms paying hundreds of thousands of pounds to replace chargepoint leads, one company is fitting GPS trackers to its cables in a bid to tackle the endemic issue.
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NewsOperators debate forming fuel buying group at blue-sky meet-up
Forming a buying group to negotiate best fuel prices, and the challenges of running grocery stores, with the frustrations around crime and fine-tuning ranges, were among the main themes discussed at a blue-sky meeting of minds hosted by specialist forecourt property expert Christie & Co.
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AnalysisCOMMENT Police data shows failure to tackle retail crime is a political choice
Around 700 years ago a philosopher from Surrey came up with a rule that still bears his name: Occam’s razor, which advises that the simplest solution is usually the correct one. Wondering why a colleague has arrived at work with wet hair? Rain is more likely than a burst water main. Why is crime so high? Because crooks are getting away with it.
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NewsRetailers urged to report all crime as shoplifting reaches “crisis point”
Shopkeepers should not “suffer in silence” and report all instances of retail crime to police, a senior industry figure has said.
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NewsChallenger security firm gains uptake with forecourt operators
With drive-offs a chronic problem for fuel retailers, and law enforcement for petrol and diesel theft all too often lacking, it stands to reason that a new company has identified there is scope for expansion into the industry.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Top 10 drive-off hotspots revealed: does YOUR area feature?
Our investigation into drive-offs saw Freedom of Information requests sent to the UK’s 45 territorial police forces, and while our main article on this topic gained widespread media attention, the data shared with us was so rich that we’ve been able to pinpoint constabularies with the highest rates of drive-offs.
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NewsFacial recognition security system issues 10,000 alerts in a week
Security technology firm Facewatch says its system issued 43,602 alerts in July after in-store cameras detected individuals placed on its watchlist.
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NewsPolice hunt woman over assault on forecourt staff
Officers from Gwent Police are looking for the above woman in connection with an assault on staff at a Caerphilly petrol station.
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NewsThought drive-offs were bad? Thieves attempt to steal petrol pump from forecourt
Police in Northern Ireland are hunting for a trio of would-be thieves who took an angle grinder to a petrol pump in County Armagh.
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NewsPolice link trio of retail burglaries
Officers from Warwickshire Police are investigating a series of burglaries at retail stores, including one at a petrol station earlier in the month.
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NewsPolice and Crime Commissioner “concerned” drive-offs are not being classed as crimes
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex has expressed “concern” that forecourt operators may be being given “incorrect or misleading” information when reporting drive-offs.
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NewsSecond forecourt operator comes forward to highlight police inaction over drive-offs
It was only earlier this week we reported that Tom Buckley of Pricewatch Group had lodged a formal complaint over how police responded to a reported drive-off, but another forecourt operator has stuck their head above the parapet to complain that UK authorities are “refusing” to deal with the issue.
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NewsPricewatch’s Tom Buckley raises formal complaint after police refuse to investigate drive-off
A complaint has been lodged with the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner after the force refused to investigate a drive-off that took place at a Pricewatch forecourt.
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NewsPolice hunt for suspected forecourt thieves in Yorkshire
North Yorkshire Police has issued an appeal for information following the theft of fuel and goods from a petrol station in York.