All Crime articles – Page 21
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NewsJail terms for trio in corruption case of former Sainsbury’s buyer
A former Sainsbury’s buyer and two former senior employees of potato giant Greenvale have been sentenced…
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Comment & Opinion
Let's claim alcohol back from the crooks
It’s the kind of mystery that would baffle even Hercule Poirot.
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NewsPotato corruption trial kicks off with two guilty pleas
A major corruption case in the potato industry has kicked off with guilty pleas from a former Sainsbury’s buyer and a former executive at potato supplier Greenvale.
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the riots
For most of us, the riots were little more than a depressing news story. But six months on, several indie retailers are still feeling the pain. So what support have they received and how is the future looking?
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NewsCrime-cutting scheme is rolled out across UK
Retailers are set to gain free access to a new weapon in the war against retail crime.Facewatch, an online system for reporting low-level crime, has been released for free to all UK businesses. The system makes it easy to report crimes and share CCTV footage with police.Trials of the system ...
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NewsFour jailed over £50m alcohol tax scam
Four men have been jailed for their part in a £50m alcohol tax evasion fraud.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen duty calls
The black market in booze and fags is booming. The Grocer joined Customs, police and Trading Standards…
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News
FWD claims success as four are arrested following C&C thefts
Criminal intelligence gathered by the FWD has led to four arrests in 10 days.
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Filco gets aggressive to fight shoplifting
Filco MD Ian Hunt has pledged to take aggressive action to combat shoplifting.
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NewsVictimless? Shoplifting costs retailers £840m
The cost of retail crime soared by a third last year and, most worryingly for retailers, only a fraction was related to last summer’s riots.
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NewsDoor-to-door boxes to flog black-market lamb
The amount of illegal lamb’s meat entering the food chain has soared by as much as 250% this year.
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Analysis & Features
Feeling the pinch
Shoplifting is on the up, with the squeezed middle as well as ‘crime tourists’ now getting in on the act. What can be done to tackle the problem, asks Simon Creasey
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News‘Looters tried to cash in stolen scratchcards’
A hard-working newsagent whose store was looted and torched has been left scared and sickened after thugs who stole scratchcards went to his other store to collect their ‘winnings’.
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Comment & Opinion
The cool blue approach to stopping shrinkage
Forensic daily analysis combined with cross-department teamwork slashed stock losses at Iceland, says…
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Analysis & FeaturesFish Special: At the pirates’ convenience
With Fish Fight 2 about to get under way, discards will be thrust back into the limelight. But there’s a bigger problem floating on the high seas as Simon Creasey discovers
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Analysis & FeaturesRubbish publicity for mults as police swoop on bin diver
News that a bin diver faces trial has not just thrust the spotlight on freeganism, but also the amount of food the mults chuck out, says James Halliwell
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Comment & Opinion
Fair's fare
Last week the papers were up in arms over the news that a shopworker in Essex had been arrested after helping herself to a pile of spoiled stock thrown out by Tesco following a power cut.