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.

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