Thursday 16 July 2020

Wakefield North East and Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team have targeted offenders shoplifting in Normanton and Featherstone.

In the last two months, 14 people have been arrested for shoplifting, they include:

Inspector Sohail Mohammed of Wakefield North East and Rural NPT said:

Shoplifting is a blight on retailers and we have been keen to assist them by reducing offences and taking action against thieves.

Shoplifting is not a victimless crime, it is a crime that affects retailer and the general public. Shoplifting represents a huge cost to retailers, and inevitably, to society as a whole.

We will continue to tackle these types of crime, and work effectively with businesses and partners to combat them. That includes dealing robustly with any abuse or violence offered to employees. Retailers have kept the country going and provided a valuable service to us all during unprecedented times

Im glad to see that the hard work of the neighbourhood policing team has paid off, and we have caught and prosecuted these offenders for these crimes.

Suspects for shoplifting are regularly uploaded to our Caught on Camera website and I would encourage anyone who recognises persons on there to contact the force on the contact details provided.

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Crackdown on Shoplifting in Normanton and Featherstone - West Yorkshire Police