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A forcewide focus on retail crime saw our officers take to the streets - and shops - of York and North Yorkshire.
The high-profile police activity was part of Safer Business Action Week, and reflects our ongoing work with local businesses all year round.
Activity in towns and cities throughout our area included: proactive visits to shops, supermarkets and out-of-town retail centres; drop-in sessions encouraging members of the public to sign up to North Yorkshire Community Messaging; and extra high-visibility patrols in busy shopping areas to deter criminals and provide reassurance.
We also continue to promote our new digital evidence management system. Since its launch in July of this year, more than 460 accounts have signed up to our NICE Investigate portal – of which 220 are local businesses. On top of that, many large national companies are also already members.
In total, they have used the system to submit almost 5,000 items of CCTV and other digital evidence. Were it not for NICE Investigate, that evidence would have had to be collected by another means – such as making an appointment to collect a USB stick or DVD.
Chief Inspector Ryan Chapman said: "We understand the significant impact of crimes against retailers and other businesses across York and North Yorkshire. Our Neighbourhood Policing Teams work in very close partnership with businesses all year round, but Safer Business Action Week is an opportunity to focus on the resources we put in to protecting staff, and deterring and disrupting persistent offenders."
Find out more about our retail crime work in your area in these social media posts: