Force clarify the law after Wrexham retailer told anti-theft sign could cause offence
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Force clarify the law after Wrexham retailer told anti-theft sign could cause offence
Force clarify the law after Wrexham retailer told anti-theft sign could cause offence
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Shopkeeper must change 'offensive' sign calling shoplifters 'scumbags'

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Rob Davies was contacted by officers in Wrexham and asked to remove the ‘provocative’ notices in his store

Rob Davies (pictured), 61, who runs the Run Ragged vintage shop in Wrexham, North Wales, installed the notice to tell shoppers…

Police caused a free-speech row when they turned up at Rob Davis's vintage store in North Wales and told him to take down a…

How extraordinary that the law seems to protect the thieves and not the law-abiding citizen

On an advice page for tackling shoplifters, the watchdog said stores 'must only share personal information that's proportionate…

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