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Rise in young girls shoplifting

Posted Monday, June 02, 2008
Rise in young girls shoplifting

BY CIARAN FAGAN
SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT Leicester Mercury

10:30 - 27 May 2008

A growing number of young girls are ending up with criminal records for shoplifting... >> Read the full story


Counterfiet Note Pens on sale

Posted Friday, May 16, 2008
Counterfiet Note Pens on sale

An alert was issued today after counterfeit £20 notes were discovered.

Police and anti-crime group Citywatch said a batch of forged cash has appeared in Leicester in the past couple... >> Read the full story


Thief is told clean up or go to prison

Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Thief is told clean up or go to prison

BY CIARAN FAGAN
SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT

13 May 2008

A persistent shoplifter and general "menace" has been told he will go to jail if he fails to... >> Read the full story


Tree blocks view of CCTV camera

Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Tree blocks view of CCTV camera


BY CIARAN FAGAN
SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT

14 May 2008

A tree has been planted in front of a CCTV camera which monitors two main shopping streets. >> Read the full story


Warning Over Purse Thieves

Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Warning Over Purse Thieves

Police in Leicester city centre have released images of two women they want to speak to in connection with purse thefts.

The women were captured on CCTV following an incident near the... >> Read the full story


City Watch receives Awards

Posted Friday, April 04, 2008
City Watch receives Awards

At the recent Action Against Business Crime conference held at the East Midlands Conference Centre, City Watch has received the following Awards

In the Category for Partnership Innovation City... >> Read the full story


Menace Thief?

Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Menace Thief?

BY SUZY GIBSON
COURT STAFF LEICESTER MERCURY 

A persistent shoplifter was branded "an absolute menace" by a judge who locked him up.

Heroin addict... >> Read the full story


Sentencing Guidlines Gone Mad?

Posted Monday, March 17, 2008
Sentencing Guidlines Gone Mad?

 By Cairan Fagan

Leicester Mercury

Businesses have criticised a proposal to put violent drug-addicted shoplifters on treatment courses instead of sending them to prison.
>> Read the full story


City Watch Leisure Awards

Posted Sunday, March 09, 2008
City Watch Leisure Awards

At the recent Annual Leisure Awards held at Jongleurs Comedy Club on Granby street over £1400 pounds was rasided for Rainbows Childrens Charity.

After the success of last years event there... >> Read the full story


CCTV One person to monitor!

Posted Tuesday, February 05, 2008
CCTV One person to monitor!

Leicester's network of CCTV cameras is "a poor relation" to systems in other cities, a crime-fighting group claimed today.

Most of the time the 30-plus cameras in the city... >> Read the full story


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