Force clarify the law after Wrexham retailer told anti-theft sign could cause offence

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

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 handwritten sign that referred to shoplifters as 'scum…

On an advice page for tackling shoplifters, the watchdog said stores 'must only share personal information that's proportionate and necessary to achieve your purpose'.

Force clarify the law after Wrexham retailer told anti-theft sign could cause offence

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