Retailers are celebrating the Police crackdown on retail crime.

Annual Ministry of Justice data to June, shows record-high finalised charges for theft from a retail premises, topping 21-thousand - more than tripling since 2022.

Retail NZ believes offending's down as much as 30 percent since last year.

Chief Executive Carolyn Young told Andrew Dickens Police's national retail crime unit has had success tracking repeat offenders.

She says they're able to pull together a file on someone connecting a wide range of offences from different stores and send officers to apprehend them.

Retailers are celebrating the Police crackdown on retail crime.
Annual Ministry of Justice data to June, shows record-high finalised charges for theft from a retail premises, topping 21-thousand - more than tripling since 2022.
Retail NZ believes offending's down as much as 30 percent since last year.
Chief Executive Carolyn Young told Andrew Dickens Police's national retail crime unit has had success tracking repeat offenders.
She says they're able to pull together a file on someone connecting a wide range of offences from different stores and send officers to apprehend them.

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Carolyn Young: Retail NZ Chief Executive says retailers are celebrating a Police crackdown crime

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