All Crime articles – Page 6
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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.
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NewsPolice seek suspect in Essex forecourt theft
Officers from Essex Police are appealing for information following a theft from a petrol station.
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NewsAppeal for witnesses after two ATMs stolen from M5 services
Detectives are asking for the public’s help as they investigate the theft of two cash machines from Strensham Services early on Thursday, July 24.
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News“Industrial, organised, and increasingly violent”: shoplifting rises yet again
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed the number of shoplifting incidents has surged by 20% in a year.
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NewsSurge in number plate cloning incidents
There has been a 41% increase in reports of number plates being cloned over the last five years, with the crime known to be undertaken by people who steal fuel from petrol stations.
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NewsPolice inaction sees a third of operators not bothering to report drive-offs
Around one in three forecourt operators doesn’t bother reporting drive-offs to police, research indicates.
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NewsEV chargers should be classified as Critical Infrastructure to stop cable theft, says chargepoint boss
The chief executive of the UK’s leading chargepoint firm has said the government should classify public chargers as “critical infrastructure” to tackle the organised criminals targeting cables for their scrap metal.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Forecourts warned to be vigilant as August is the busiest month for drive-offs
An analysis of five years’ worth of police drive-off data has revealed August to be the peak month for fuel theft.
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NewsPolice appeal for help following drive-offs
Officers from North Yorkshire Police are appealing for help from members of the public as they seek a man they wish to speak to in relation to a pair of drive-offs.
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News#ShopKind campaign promotes respect for retail staff
Leading representatives from the retail sector, and the Home Office, have united to launch the latest #ShopKind campaign, which aims to recognise the key role retail workers play in their communities.