A seller who dragged the snake thief Return to his store, a man said punishment sent the wrong signal to others Potential criminals.
Trading casually opened a can of Foster’s lager as he went out of the core benefits in Durham Without paying for a 6-lager brotherman.
However, he was stopped by the owner of the store andrewn ploče, who grabbed him and returned it back to the entrance.
Despite brave actions, officers Durham Constabulary He did not take the thing in court after locating the suspect, who admitted in a foul.
Instead, he was engaged in the community resolution, which is often used for minor offenses or incident of antisocial behavior, and does not result in a criminal judgment.
According to the resolution, the offender returned the beer money and then prohibited enters the shop.
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“This is the wrong signal and the problem is the problem,” said Mr. Committee. “The person then knows that I can steal how they want, and if they catch them, you would just have to pay the goods.
“Basically there was no punishment for attempting theft of goods. He could leave without paying, but as I caught, he had just paid him.”
The MR board said he was engaged in a few incidents in the store in his store every week.
He had to arrest multiple citizens and improve the CCTV system in trade as a result of theft.
Some often targeted items, including Lurpak butter, package 20-can budweiser and large bottles of utility utility, had to be removed from the shelf.
Battle of Mr. Board with sellers reflects a national issue with the police receiving the record number of reports for trade steals last year. But most of the reported crimes do not lead to punishment.
Home office information analyzed by Independent He showed only 18 percent of the purchase report that resulted in the person charged or called to court 2023/24 in England and Wales.
In more than half (56 percent), the police failed to identify the suspect and the case fell.
Of those who were convicted of buying in court in England and Wales last year, 27 percent received the sentence of care.
The MA Committee said that due to the time, the Court, the Data Resolution Data to the Criminal Officer was “probably the best option to return the money quickly.”
However, he added, “That shouldn’t be like that. We should get your money quickly, and they should be punished.”
Last week, home secretary Yvette Cooper He announced that additional officials would be arranged on the streets of 500 cities in summer ceases on shopping and antisocial behavior.
She said, “Residents and companies have the right to feel safe in their cities. But the last government has left the rise of theft of trade, streets and antisocial behavior, which remains too many city centers.
“It’s time to turn around, that’s why I called the police forces and the councils work together at the work of the summer flash in the city center to send a clear message to our people that their crimes will no longer pass unpunished.”
Durham Constabulary spokesman said, “We take this type of insult extremely seriously and work hard on solving problems through our area of force.
“The high proportion of a violation of the Contracting and committed by drugs with drugs or alcoholic dependences. Therefore, we need to look at the larger picture and find out why individuals are offended in the first place and strive to be taken offended to the fundamental reasons for their insult.”