Safer Business Week: Day One Success Across Thanet

Safer Business Week: Day One Success Across Thanet

Safer Business Week got off to a strong start yesterday, with officers from Thanet's Neighbourhood Policing Team carrying out proactive policing activity, supporting local businesses, and targeting criminality across the district.

Throughout the day, officers worked alongside partner agencies and local businesses to tackle crime, prevent offending, and strengthen relationships with the business community.

Key activity from the day included:

✅ Arresting a suspect wanted for defrauding a local business of approximately £11,000 worth of goods. Officers carried out searches as part of the investigation to help recover the stolen property.

✅ Stopping a prolific shoplifting offender in Ramsgate town centre. The vehicle was found to be uninsured and was subsequently seized.

✅ Arresting a drink-driver and seizing a second uninsured vehicle. The driver provided a roadside breath test reading more than three times the legal limit. This type of behaviour poses a significant danger to residents, visitors, and local businesses, and we continue to take robust action against those who put others at risk.

✅ Supporting vulnerable members of our community. Officers assisted response colleagues in safeguarding a highly vulnerable child following concerns raised in the area.

✅ Engaging with businesses across Thanet. Officers visited shops and businesses throughout key town centre locations, speaking with owners and staff about local concerns, crime prevention measures, and ways to help keep premises safe.

✅ Promoting My Community Voice and ShopSafe. Working alongside our partners at ShopSafe, officers checked radios were operating correctly, provided advice on their use, distributed crime prevention material, and encouraged businesses to sign up to My Community Voice to receive local policing updates. 

Our officers will continue carrying out proactive patrols and engaging with businesses throughout the week, focusing on preventing business crime, identifying offenders, and supporting business owners and their staff.

How you can help

We encourage businesses, residents, and visitors to continue speaking with officers and reporting concerns. Information that may seem small can often play an important role in helping us identify offenders, safeguard vulnerable people, and keep our communities safe.

Together, we can make Thanet an even safer place to live, work, and visit.

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