A store that dragged the thief back into his store said the man’s punishment had sent the wrong signal to other potential criminals.
The Shopper leg casually opened the can of Foster’s camp when he came out of the main convenience in Durham without paying for a 10 pounds of the camp.
However, he was stopped by the store owner Andrew Bord, who grabbed him and returned it to the entrance.
Despite the courageous actions of the Board, Durham’s finding staff did not take the issue before the court after finding a suspect that he acknowledged the crime.
Instead, it was considered by community resolution, often used for minor crimes or incidents with antisocial behavior and does not lead to a criminal sentence.
Under the resolution, the offender paid the money for the beer and was then forbidden to enter the store.
The Andrew Bord, which manages the main convenience in Durham, pursues after a theft that later obtained a resolution of the Community (Alex Ross/The Independent)
“This is the wrong signal and nourishes the problem,” said the Board. “Then one knows that they can steal as they wish, and if they get caught, they will just have to pay for the goods.
“In essence, there was no punishment for attempting to steal goods. He could get out without paying, but while I caught it, he was simply made to pay for it. There is no deterrent in the legal sense.”
The Board said he was involved in several incidents of theft in his store every week.
He had to make numerous arrests for citizens and improve the video surveillance system in the store as a result of thefts.
Some often targeted objects, including lurpac oil, packages of the 20s that are Budweiser and large bottles with a comfortable softener, had to be removed from the shelves.
The Battle of the G -N Board with Shoplifters reflects a national problem, with police receiving a record number of store theft reports last year. But most reported crimes do not lead to punishment.
Home office data analyzed by Independent It showed that only 18 percent of the theft messages led to the fact that one was charged or summoned to court in 2023/24 in England and Wales.
In more than half (56 percent), the police failed to identify the suspect and the case was dropped.
Since convicts for theft in court in England and Wales last year, 27 percent received a sentence for detention.
The Board said that due to the time required to receive a case in court, the resolution of the community provided to the offender for the crime is “probably the best option to return the money quickly”.
However, he added, “It should not be so. We have to get our money back quickly and they must be punished.”
Last week, Interior Secretary Yvet Cooper announced that additional officers will be located on the streets of 500 cities with summer repression in theft of theft and antisocial behavior.
She said: “Residents and businesses have the right to feel safe in their cities. But the last government has left a leap in the theft of shops, street crime and antisocial behavior, which left too many city centers to feel abandoned.
“It’s time to turn this round, so I called on the police forces and tips to work together to deliver a summer blitz for the city center crime to send a clear message to those people who carry misery in our cities that their crimes will no longer be unpunished.”
A police spokesman at Durham said: “We take this type of insult very seriously and work hard to deal with the problem in our power.
“Much of the theft crimes are opportunistic and engaged by people with drugs or alcohol addictions. Therefore, as a power, we have to look at the bigger picture and understand why people offend the first and strive to deal with the main reasons for their insult.”