Police work to stop doorstep fraudsters conning vulnerable Forth Valley residents
Police are warning vulnerable residents to be wary of- scams circulating in the area (Image: Andrew Neil)
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Police in Forth Valley are working to prevent fraudsters taking advantage of the vulnerable.
Retailers urge MPs to back amendment to Crime Bill Print
12th May 2021
A coalition of more than 30 major retailers is urging MPs to back an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill, which would offer frontline workers greater protection.
The call for stiffer penalties for those committing assaults and attacks on shopworkers comes as a new report ‘Breaking the Cycle: Gaining the views of criminal justice practitioners and retail offenders on effective sentencing’ is launched.
The research – funded through the Co-op’s Safer Colleagues, Safer Communities, campaign – offers a response to the white paper ‘A Smarter Approach to Sentencing and the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill’. The provides clear opportunities to encourage government to legislate to protect and support shopworkers.
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A coalition which consists of more than 30 major retail businesses, are today (12 May, 2021) urging MPs to avoid shackling over three million shopworkers to a “life sentence” of violence, abuse and anti-social behaviour by encouraging them to back an amendment to a flagship Government crime bill which would offer frontline workers greater protection.
The call for stiffer penalties for those committing assaults and attacks on shopworkers comes as a new report “Breaking the Cycle: Gaining the views of criminal justice practitioners and retail offenders on effective sentencing” is launched. The research – written by Dr Emmeline Taylor and funded through the Co-op’s Safer Colleagues, Safer Communities, campaign – offers a response to the White Paper “A Smarter Approach to Sentencing and the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill”, and provides clear opportunities to encourage Government to legislate to protect and support shopworkers.
CALGARY A drug house in Lethbridge has been shuttered by Alberta sheriffs for the next 90 days. Members of the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit obtained a court order against the owner of a property at 124 19th Street N., which comes into effect on Wednesday and lasts until Aug. 9. Crews boarded up the house and erected a fence around the property to prevent access. “The combined efforts of the Alberta Sheriffs and the Lethbridge Police Service in this case are a great example of how working together can put a stop to criminal activity that endangers law-abiding Albertans, said Justice Minister Kaycee Madu in a statement.