Police to target 500 chronic shoplifters in retail crime crackdown in England and Wales
THE GUARDIAN · LONDON — 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…
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- 11 November 2026 · 11:43 UTC
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- 11 November 2026 · 12:00 UTC
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