Thieves Banned After Plain Clothes Police Officers Catch Shoplifters in Elm Park.
In response to concerns raised by local retailers in Elm Park about criminals targeting their stores, local officers responded by
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Plain Clothes Officers Across Havering Step Up the Fight Against Shoplifting.
Neighbourhood policing teams in Havering have stepped up their fight against shoplifting after retail premises in Rainham were repeatedly targeted.
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Romford Tops Havering’s Shoplifting Hotspots as Thefts Rise.
Romford has been named Havering’s shoplifting capital, with the town centre recording the highest number of thefts across the borough according to data.
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Quick Work By Off-Duty Detective Chief Inspector Stops Shoplifter in Romford Store
On Sunday, 12 October, an off-duty Detective Chief Inspector witnessed a man shoplifting in a store on Eastern Avenue, Romford.
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Harold Hill Shoplifter Caught Red-Handed By Police Officers Jailed For 14 Weeks
Quick work by police officers in Harold Hill has seen a shoplifter ‘banged up’ for 14 weeks after being caught redhanded with over £500 worth of goods.
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Romford’s Shoplifting Crisis: Are Our High Streets Under Siege?
Shoplifting in Romford reached nearly 5,400 incidents recorded in the area last year alone, marking a sharp 23.3% rise. It now makes up nearly 10% of all crime locally.
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Havering Police Stamping Down On Shoplifting.
Proactive Work by Havering officers across Hornchurch and Elm Park has seen four significant shoplifters arrested.
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Is The Use of Facial Recognition Across Retail Outlets The Way Forward Now To Tackle Shoplifting?
Police across Havering are cracking down on shoplifting, but a question worth asking-just how much responsibility do shop owners have to do their best to deter shoplifting in their store? And is the use of facial recognition, the way forward now?
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Havering Officers Tackle Shoplifting Borough Wide As Well Known Thieves Targeted.
Shoplifting had spiralled out of control across Havering, with retailers describing the situation as the worst they’ve ever experienced.
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“Heartbreaking Surge: Pensioners Now Stealing to Eat as Shoplifting Continues Across Havering And London.
Across Havering, most areas havel been under the spotlight for ongoing shoplifting offences. Retail workers have spoken to us about being threatened daily—with violence, and even the horrendous threat of having acid thrown in their face.
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Officers Charge Man Following Two Thefts At Romford Store.
Officers investigating two thefts at a store in Romford have charged a man.
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Prolific Shoplifter Jailed After Breaching Criminal Behaviour Order Stealing Over £200 Of Meat In Hornchurch.
Mohamed Awaleh, of Mayesbrook Road, Dagenham has been handed a six month prison sentence for theft and breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).
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Tackling Shoplifting Is A Priority For Police In Upminster.
Tackling shoplifting across Upminster is a priority for local police officers. Officers have been proactively working with local retailers to tackle the battle against thieves.
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Swift Work By Police Sees Hornchurch Shoplifter Caught And Jailed For Eight Weeks.
A woman has been handed a custodial sentence for attempted shoplifting.
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Ongoing proactive work by Hornchurch Town Centre PCSO sees shoplifter arrested and stolen goods recovered.
After numerous enquiries by officers, a 59 year old male was arrested for shoplifting and the stolen items were returned.
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EXCLUSIVE: Havering MP’s call on local police officers to remain in the area as borough faces huge surge in shoplifting.
Our community is being left vulnerable as officers are pulled into central London to deal with the upheavals of central London. This is unacceptable and unfair to the residents of our community-Andrew Rosindell MP.
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Woman and teenage girl charged with shoplifting and going equipped to steal in Hornchurch.
The battle to stop prolific shoplifting across Hornchurch Town Centre took a new turn this week as a 20 year old woman and a 13 year old girl were both arrested.
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Havering shopping areas blighted by brazen thieves targeting their stores.
Retail outlets across the borough are facing daily shoplifting attacks from individuals returning each day to target their store.
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Serial Havering shoplifter given Criminal Behaviour Order.
Thanks to the work of St Edwards and St Albans Safer Neighbourhood Teams, a prolific Romford shoplifter has been given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).
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Basildon man arrested for five shoplifting offences and one public order offence in Elm Park all in one day.
Proactive work by Havering police officers and retail workers saw a man in his 40s arrested for five shoplifting offences, an attempted shoplifting offence and a public order offence between the Elm Park shopping area and train station on May 24.
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