Crackdown on shop crime

ACT Policing has started Operation Retail which will see more police in shopping centres.

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00:00Since this time last year, shoplifting incidents in the ACT have increased by 38%

00:15and each one of these incidents drives up the cost of goods for our community members.

00:20We are aware that retail theft and antisocial behaviour at shops is a continuing issue

00:26both for merchants, their staff and the wider community.

00:29People can expect to see increased patrols, police working with retailers and security within those precincts

00:38and joint operations with loss prevention officers.

00:42While some thefts are opportunistic, we are seeing increasing activity from organised groups and networks

00:49targeting our shopping centres inside the ACT.

00:52We have groups that may target, they may come into Canberra, into the ACT,

00:56from interstate, hit a certain shopping centre or group of shops

01:00and take those stolen goods outside of the ACT.

01:03If you do not, we will be able to do it from any other things.

01:07The first thing is, on the other hand, we can do it from other people.

01:08The first thing is, we can do it from a non-state team.

01:09The second thing is, if there is a lot of people who are in particular,

01:10will be able to do it from the ACT.

01:12We can do it from a non-state team.

01:14We can do it from a non-state team.