Catch a Thief UK – Retail Crime & Safety News A 19-year-old man who pretended to be a wheelchair user to steal beer before violently attacking a security guard has been jailed following a series of dangerous and abusive offences across Kent. Imagine: Kent Police violent robber: Davey Brown Davey Brown, of Winch’s Garth, Staplehurst, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court to three years and one month in prison after pleading guilty to robbery, affray, criminal damage,

Retail and hospitality workers across the UK are set to receive long-promised protection under new Government proposals introducing a standalone criminal offence for assaulting shop workers with sentences of up to five years in prison. The measures come amid rapidly rising levels of retail crime, violence and abuse towards staff, and growing calls from the industry for meaningful action. Image: Catch a Thief UK The proposed offence forms part of the Government’s Crime and Pol

An education feature for Catch a Thief UK by Farrah McNutt A petition currently circulating across the UK has been signed by thousands of people demanding the legal right for members of the public to carry incapacitant sprays (such as pepper spray) for their self‑defence, especially in light of rising knife‑crime and street violence. While the motive behind the petition is understandable, the legal reality remains more complex and simply carrying a spray may expose y