Further Results During Safer Business Week

Further Results During Safer Business Week

Our work as part of Safer Business Week continues to deliver positive results for businesses and the wider community across Thanet.

Today, officers made two further arrests following proactive patrols and targeted activity aimed at tackling retail crime and protecting local businesses.

The first arrest involved a prolific offender who had been identified as a suspect in a theft from a motor vehicle. Due to the individual's extensive history of shoplifting offences, they have been remanded to court. This action removes a repeat offender from our streets and prevents further targeting of local businesses and residents.

The second arrest followed reports of a person acting suspiciously in Margate High Street and potentially attempting to sell stolen goods. Officers swiftly identified and detained the individual for a search, during which they were found to be carrying a large quantity of packaged chicken products. Further enquiries established that the goods, valued at around £500, had been stolen from a supermarket in Westbrook earlier that morning. The suspect was subsequently arrested on suspicion of shoplifting.

Alongside these arrests, officers carried out numerous checks on persons of interest throughout the day, ensuring that individuals were not wanted for outstanding offences. High-visibility patrols were also conducted in key hotspot locations to provide reassurance to businesses, staff and members of the public.

We also continued to engage with local businesses, listening to their concerns, gathering valuable intelligence, and offering crime prevention advice to help keep staff, customers and premises safe.

Thank you to our business community and residents for your continued support and for reporting concerns to us. Your information plays a vital role in helping us tackle crime and keep our town centres safe.

Neighbourhood Policing Team - Margate

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