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Deprioritising shop theft will ‘put progress at risk’ and give criminals ‘free reign’, UK shops warn

Clive Hammond 20/06/2025
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A group of the UK's convenience stores and shopworkers have written to police leaders urging them to reaffirm their commitment to investigating shop theft, after senior officers warned that the offence would be a lower priority for forces.

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