Police chiefs acknowledge progress in addressing shoplifting despite data revealing officers missed attending 40% of violent incidents. Retail crime chief urges Meta to enhance user verification on Facebook Marketplace. British supermarkets face supply chain challenges comparable to war-torn nations.
British police do not respond to 40% of violent shoplifting incidents https://t.co/iURcNT8dWC https://t.co/E7UdtanfB2
Police failed to attend 40 per cent of shoplifting incidents where there was violence, despite an agreement to prioritise such offences, official figures show. @JamesCleverly https://t.co/16LUZgI9oD https://t.co/6cen8oS4KM
🔴 Officers fail to attend 40pc of violent shoplifting incidents. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/N3oBvbiFad
British supermarkets got more supplt issues than some war-torn countries https://t.co/96BJS828zh
The policing chief for retail crime has called on Meta to force users of its Facebook Marketplace platform to verify their identity and location to thwart an epidemic of shoplifting ⬇️ https://t.co/6lzYBd4Jyo
Police chiefs claim they are making progress in tackling shoplifting - despite new figures showing that officers failed to attend four out of ten violent incidents https://t.co/5OWEcTgl9M