Business Matters

This Twitter feed is for West Mercia Police's Business Crime team. Please do not use Twitter to report crime, instead call 101. In an emergency always dial 999.

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3 males from the West Midlands have been arrested by @TelfordPolice for metal theft committed on 19.07.24 from a business in Halesfield and placed on conditional bail. They will be appearing in court in October 2024.

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Gorse Hill SNT and Wardon SNT were assisted by South Worcester Rural and Business Crime officers, offering Smartwater and advice with regards to commercial vehicle thefts.

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Shropshire team are on Battlefield Business Park engaging with local businesses and customers as part of #saferbusinessweek helping to prevent theft of valuable tools etc. Free forensic marking being offered with funding from @WestMerciaPCC

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South Worcestershire Rural and Business Crime team visited 4 Premier Inns today to discuss the issues involving theft from customers commercial vehicles. Advice provided re parking of vehicles and crime prevention leaflets provided for use by staff to distribute to customers

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The North Worcester business and rural crime team are at B&Q Kidderminster for the next couple of hours, providing free tool marking to business and public @WeDontBuyCrime @BandQ @DeterTech_UK @WestMerciaPCC @Supt_Hancox

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South Worcestershire Rural & Business crime officer at the Royal Three Counties show at Malvern
Liaising with our NF U partners and Government Plant and Food department discussing issue of Wildlife crime and Cites

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Protect your business from theft. Free tool marking now at MKM Bromsgrove (B60 3AJ) #policingpromose @CCPippaMills @WestMerciaPCC @WDBC @Supt_Hancox @SuptMel

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Just a reminder that the North Worcestershire team will be offering free tool marking and crime prevention advice to the public and trade at MKM Bromsgrove (Buntsford Dr, B60 3AJ) tomorrow, Fri 9th June from 0930.

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Further charges to follow. #Businesscrimematters

[Rural Matters @WMPRuralMatters]

3 males from Telford have been arrested and charged with several burglary offences on the 19th May 2023 respectively. The offences were committed at rural business and building sites in Shropshire in April 2023. They are bailed to attend court in June 2023. #Ruralcrimematters

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South Worcestershire Rural & Business officer at Evesham Light Railway advising on door security, alarms and Smartwater following a recent burglary where tools were stolen

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The North Worcestershire team were at @mkmbs Bromsgrove yesterday providing crime prevention advice & tool marking. We'll be back on the 9th June. #policingpromise @WeDontBuyCrime @WestMerciaPCC @CCPippaMills @Supt_Hancox

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Teams from Shropshire's RABO and Licencing team responded to reports of illegal Street selling in Shrewsbury Town Centre today. With help from @ShropCops 2 males were detained and items were seized from them. An investigation will now take place to ID the products. #SaferStreets

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Two males aged 21 and 32 years of age from Telford have been charged with 6 thefts of fuel from local building sites in late 2022. They are bailed to court for the 30th May 2023. This follows a recent Telford RABO investigation as part of Operation AEGIS #localpolicing

[Rural Matters @WMPRuralMatters]

The conviction came about following the arrests by the Telford RABO team, of a number of members of an Organised Crime Group involved in Rural Crime. More charges to follow ....

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Following work between Telford RABO team and the WEDONTBUYCRIME department, a 32 year old male from Donnington, Telford pleaded guilty at Shropshire Magistrates Court to stealing galvanised steel from a factory unit in Hortonwood Telford in late 2021 #teamwork

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A 2 day Operation conluded today within the Telford shopping Centre and Retail parks. It was run by Telford RABO and assisted by North LPPT and Central SNT. It resulted in 5 arrests and charges for a number of offences. 2 x FPN's were issued for theft as well #teamwork

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This morning the Shropshire Team visited a breakers yard in Shropshire with @EnvAgency and @ShropCouncil. This was a joint operation making sure the business was keeping to the rules and their licence. #jointworking #SaferCommunities

[Rural Matters @WMPRuralMatters]

Please take care on our counties roads this morning. The Snow is due to last throughout the day so please plan appropriately for the conditions. @shropsfire have some useful tips: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/kUhjSY2Jj5
Always check the forecast before travelling. #Saferroads #snowday

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The Shropshire Team visited an Industrial estate this morning speaking to small business owners about crime prevention and issued Smart Water to help protect their businesses. #RuralCrime @WeDontBuyCrime #policingpromise

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Rural and Business Officer Sian is running a drop-in session today, for businesses in Madeley to join the DISC scheme. #telford #shopwatch @TelfordCops @MadeleyTC