Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne is lending her support to the National Business Crime Week of Action.
The week, led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, runs until October 24 and sees police forces, retailers and private security staff across the country work in partnership to deliver a visible, targeted and robust response to retail crime.
Following Sussex’s successful first Business Crime Day of Action in July, Sussex Police’s dedicated Business Crime Team will be visiting premises offering crime prevention advice, highlighting the importance of reporting and sharing information to target prolific offenders.
Commissioner Katy Bourne said:
“Before I entered politics, I ran a successful business so I understand what it’s like to manage risk, work to tight margins and the need to keep your staff and business safe.
"It is imperative that police, local partners and businesses work together to protect and preserve our high streets, town centres and villages and ensure they are safe and welcoming places to visit, shop and work in.
“They provided property marking kits, each of which can mark up to 50 tools.
"Through this system, a tradesperson’s items will be registered on a property database, making them easy to identify and hopefully to return to their rightful owner if they are stolen.
"Business partnerships with police forces are also being established by PCCs to reduce losses from shoplifting, robbery and fraud, to take high harm and persistent offenders off the streets, and to protect shopworkers from abuse and intimidation.”
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