Policing minister vows to put more police on streets to tackle rising retail crime

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The Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire has said that the government wants to see more police across UK towns and high streets in a bid to tackle rising retail crime.

Minister Diana Johnson told a select group of media that £200m will be spent on neighbourhood policing in addition to 3,000 extra police officers and police community support officers across 500 towns in the UK.

 

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