Police to target 500 chronic shoplifters in retail crime crackdown in England and Wales
Tactics to include GPS tagging for repeat offenders, high-street bans and tougher sentences Five hundred of the most prolific shoplifters across England and Wales will be targeted in a police crackdown on retail crime, with tougher sentences, high-street bans and GPS tagging. The home secretary said up to 17 police forces will target the repeat offenders in their area, collecting evidence of…

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Tactics to include GPS tagging for repeat offenders, high-street bans and tougher sentences Five hundred of the most prolific shoplifters across England and Wales will be targeted in a police crackdown on retail crime, with tougher sentences, high-street bans…


