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Police charge suspected shoplifters without interviews in new cost-cutting scheme

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Thames Valley Police is trialling a scheme where it immediately charges shoplifters if they have CCTV of them (Picture: Getty Images)

A police force has stopped questioning suspected thieves if it has CCTV footage of their alleged crime in a new cost-cutting measure.

Thames Valley Police is trialling a ‘no interview’ scheme where suspected shoplifters are charged if video of them is available.

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The force tested out the policy in Abingdon, in Oxfordshire, and it resulted in 35 people being charged, The Mail on Sunday reported after seeing internal… Read the full story


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