Shoplifters to be electronically tagged in Hastings and Eastbourne for East Sussex pilot scheme

Shoplifters to be electronically tagged in Hastings and Eastbourne for East Sussex pilot scheme

Shoplifters will be electronically tagged for the first time in the UK after Sussex Police secured two Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs) after shop theft convictions, says the force.

UK first as Sussex Police fit prolific shoplifters with tags

Sussex Police has become the first force in the country to fit prolific shoplifters with location monitoring tags. In a pioneering pilot scheme to tackle persistent shoplifting led by Sussex PCC Katy Bourne, the first CBO was granted at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on 19 September… This story continues at UK first as Sussex Police fit prolific shoplifters with tags Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail

Prolific shop thieves to be tagged in UK-first pilot

Sussex Police has become the first UK force to electronically tag shoplifters