Three arrests as Preston Police target city centre shoplifting

Three arrests have been made this week as a part of the Preston Neighbourhood Policing Group’s crackdown on shoplifters within the Metropolis Centre.

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Op Sabotage, which targets essentially the most prolific offenders, features a vary of high-visibility patrols, together with officers being out and about on bicycles, and plain-clothed operations.

Out of the three individuals arrested, one was additionally in breach of intercourse offender notification necessities. One has since been charged with theft from a store.

Additionally this week, one particular person was arrested for breach of a neighborhood order. Ten individuals have been stopped and searched, with three given a neighborhood decision.

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Inspector Dave Byrne from Preston’s Neighbourhood Policing Group stated: “Shoplifters wreak distress on our native communities and their crimes will not be victimless. We is not going to tolerate it in Preston and that’s why we now have stepped up patrols in hotspot areas the place shoplifting is extra prevalent.

“I might encourage companies and members of the general public to proceed to report these crimes to us to make sure that we are able to deal with them robustly.”

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