Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 35
Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 35
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| Date of Publication | 14th January 2016 |
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herefordtimescom By Rebecca Cain 01432845883 rcaifi‘herefordtimescom Twitter @HTNewsroom A DROP in the number of recorded shoplifting of- fences in the busy run—up to Christmas in Hereford has been attributed to the new Facewatch scheme. According to the latest retail crime level figures supplied by West Mercia Police, shoplifting in mid- December was down by 26 per cent compared to the same time last year. In December 2014 there were 35 offences recorded and last month this was down to 26. The news comes just as Facewatch is being launched in Ross-on-Wye- after being launched in Hereford in the summer. The online portal provides a secure place for police and businesses to share in- formation to tackle low»lev- e1 crime ~ such as sharing images of offenders. Inspector Robert Barnett of the Herefordshire Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: “Facewatch truly is a partnership approach and receives support from many police forces across the UK, a large number of high street chains, the CPS and Crimestoppers, to name a few. It has innumer- able possibilities to protect businesses from potential troublemakers and crimi- nal activity.” It is expected to save nu- merous hours of officer time that would be spent visiting premises and se— curing and processing CCTV images. Facewatch allows users to submit images and gen- erate crime reports easily and quickly, which are sub- mitted to officers. Mike Truelove, operations manager at Hereford Busi- ness Improvement District, said: “Although uptake was sporadic at first, those ear- ly adopters have seen some great results. “In fact, one major retailer Thursday, January 14, 2016 THE HEREFORD TIMES 35 Anti-shoplifting success . The new system has reduced '. shop-lifting ‘ in Hereford '- city centre and been welcomed by (top left) police , inspector Nick Semper has seen a 69 per cent re- duction in arrests for retail thef Hereford police inspector Nick Semper added: “This is a major success for the city’s retailers and loss prevention teams. We're incredibly grateful to Hilll) fo1 getting behind this scheme and showing \I hat can be achievcdf ‘ being drunl' and dieorderi/r ir , magis tratee Lawrence r Police abused A ROAD supervi or who was abusire to police after dnrilnng he: peer given a conditional surname Michael Lawrence 45 at E3 cle/ Drive Redhil' Hereford adrr tied e Cit’ 3 Be veil Street ’ and ”r r 033.233 ing cocaine and carrrabr Adrian Jones pry/v With wonr colleagues to N n .' start of the Christmas brear At around midnignt on De! mo; 19 police found a group 9 . around a rren i/ng cr ire ‘l 0': Officers aslrr :d Lei/rerce 'c ended up there before re 3: swear at them, They warned him DJi a: ‘/ Id: 6 cocam wort‘r ESHO it his pdcke‘ Chris Read. mitigatir Lawrence fen ire 90:, ic wit the Situaiidre were more car to them than oe the fiddr He ,3 road :uper; Dine in Dark READERS gar es'tre ' 3e :3 a + Carpets and Vinyls + Recycled Underlays + Bugs and Binding Service + No Obligation Quotes Free Estimation and Advice Service Expert Fitting, No Cowboys Employed, VgLocal Family Business, After Sales .; Slipp‘prtrour Speciality afimfi carpet“ couldn't be simpler The King’ 5 Mill w n 33 .1, ‘ .-: , : I“; 7‘ j? ‘. j, \ Barrows mnentrsf I Emaii‘iirekingsmiiiogmaiioom . Bath Street, Hereford HR1 2HE (opp Police Station) Tel 01432 27998] | Free Parking, Oh‘ Kyle Street at rear of shop ~i |
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