Shoplifting is 'pervasive' in market town, says MP

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Quarter of UK population witnessed shoplifting in last 12 months, poll suggests

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Bandit sought for series of downtown retail robberies

Investigators need help identifying a man sought for a series of retail robberies that occurred downtown late last year.

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Shoplifting is 'pervasive' in market town, says MP

Wokingham's MP Clive Jones has warned shoplifting in the town is 'pervasive' and has called for more police to be present.

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Theft Witnessed by Quarter of UK Residents Amid Store Crime Wave

Shoplifting is becoming so commonplace in the UK that almost a quarter of the population has witnessed theft during the past year.

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Iconic store with 100-year legacy suddenly closes down blaming 'thefts'

AN iconic store over a century old will soon close down leaving the owner and customers devastated. Salts, which is based on New Union Street in Coventry, is shutting down after being established more than 100 years ago in 1916. Visit Historic Coventry/FacebookSalts on New Union Street will be shutting its doors[/caption] Founded by Harry Salt, Salts opened on Parkside in 1916 and moved to New Union Street in 1961. But it is now shutting its doo…

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MP demands more resources to tackle shoplifting ‘crisis’

MP for Wokingham Clive Jones has called for greater police funding after visiting stores in Wokingham affected by shoplifting. On Saturday, Jones visited Boots and Aldi in Wokingham, and the Co-op stores in Matthewsgreen and Arborfield Green, to talk with store managers about shoplifting. Managers and staff told him that shoplifting is getting worse, and that perpetrators are becoming more confrontational. The length of time required to report i…