Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Waitrose store (PA Media)Hampshire Police have launched an appeal after 17 bottles of Champagne worth £850 were stolen from a Waitrose store in Havant. Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the theft on 27 July. The appeal follows calls from Andy Burnham for police forces across England and Wales to take a firm stance against shoplifting. Andy Burnham advocated for the broken windows theory of policing, warning that unpunished shoplifting creates fear and encourages further crime. Official statistics show recorded shoplifting in England and Wales fell by 4 per cent over the past year, while business robberies nearly doubled due to updated Home Office recording guidelines. In fullPolice issue CCTV of man they want to talk to after £850 of Champagne stolen from WaitroseMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Police seek man accused of shoplifting £850 of Champagne from Waitrose
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Waitrose store (PA Media)Hampshire Police have launched an appeal after 17 bottles of Champagne worth £850 were stolen from a Waitrose store in Havant. Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the theft on 27 July. The appeal follows calls from Andy Burnham for police forces across England and Wales to take a firm stance against shoplifting. Andy Burnham advocated for the broken windows theory of policing, warning that unpunished shoplifting creates fear and encourages further crime. Official statistics show recorded shoplifting in England and Wales fell by 4 per cent over the past year, while business robberies nearly doubled due to updated Home Office recording guidelines. In fullPolice issue CCTV of man they want to talk to after £850 of Champagne stolen from WaitroseMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
