A prolific #CanveyIsland shoplifter has been banned from all bp United Kingdom garages, B&M Stores & #Coop stores in #Essex, plus Pets at Home in #Pitsea after admitting 18 shop thefts and four related assaults in #Basildon & #Canvey. Find out why in the Comments. #ProtectingAndServingEssex

Across #Essex last week, officers arrested 29 people for shoplifting & secured 73 charges of shop theft & two of assaulting retail workers. Find out more about the arrests & why we want you to report shop thefts to us - link in Comments. #BusinessCrime #ProtectingAndServingEssex

We visited #Rayleigh High Street with Essex Police in Rochford District yesterday to talk about crime prevention & preventing shop thefts. We signed some retailers up to our #OpPedlar scheme & heard how TownLink radio was bringing businesses together. More: esxpol.uk/N6hdg ShopSafe

We review every shoplifting arrest and apply to the courts for criminal behaviour orders which ban persistent offenders from the stores they target. CBOs can also include conditions to attend drug and alcohol treatment assessments. #ProtectingAndServingEssex

We work to break the cycle of addiction & crime by applying to the courts for criminal behaviour orders against persistent offenders, which ban them from stores they target. But we can only do this if we have evidence, so please report. #ProtecingAndServingEssex #BusinssCrime

No-one should have to work in fear of being abused or assaulted. For more information about how we can help your business, visit our #BusinessCrime pages at esxpol.uk/i7mkj #ProtectingAndServingEssex

Essex Police Business Crime Team Find out more, including how our #BusinessCrime officers can help your business or store: esxpol.uk/FD500

Retail workers go to work to help their customers, not to be assaulted. We can provide your business with specific crime prevention advice to help keep your staff safe and your premises secure. Visit esxpol.uk/AZ8Ar #ProtectingAndServingEssex

Where we've got evidence we'll always look to secure charges but we need your help to provide us with that evidence. Report shop theft and associated abuse & anti-social behaviour to us at essex.police.uk/ro. Ring 999 if a crime's in progress. #ProtectingAndServingEssex

We visit stores & licensed premises across #Essex to remind staff that buying and selling stolen goods is illegal. We ask them to sign our #OpPedlar Responsible Retailer Agreement & only buy from legitimate sources. Find out how we can help your business: esxpol.uk/I8iOX

This #FitnessFriday, we're reminding gym-goers that unwanted attention is unwelcome & they're #JustHereToTrain, More than 60 #Essex gyms & leisure centres have signed up. If your business wants more info, email us at [email protected] #ProtectingAndServingEssex

No-one should have to worry about crime when they go to work. For more information about how we can help your business, visit our #BusinessCrime pages at esxpol.uk/Yz1Zf #ProtectingAndServingEssex

Two brothers have each been jailed for a year for a series of thefts. Aaron and Gary Taylor of Orchard Road, Burnham, stole items worth more than £20,000 from stores in #Corringham, #Lakeside, #Chelmsford, #Wickford and #Bluewater in Kent. #ProtectingAndServingEssex

Officers from our Business Crime Team are working with retailers across the county to implement restrictions around the sale of knives. Knife crime in Essex is down by 7% in the past year. Read more by clicking the link in the comments. #ProtectingAndServingEssex #Sceptre

We look to limit the damage shoplifting can have on retail staff and the stores themselves by removing the root causes of offending. Find out how we can help your business, by visiting our #BusinessCrime pages at esxpol.uk/phym8 #ProtectingAndServingEssex

We ask courts for criminal behaviour orders to be imposed on persistent shoplifters because the CBO's conditions can ban offenders from entering shops they target. Read more below. ⬇️ #ProtectingAndServingEssex

If you need specialist crime prevention advice for your store or business, find out how we can help by visiting our #BusinessCrime pages at esxpol.uk/7vxVz #ProtectingAndServingEssex

For the next 6 weeks, over 14 Public supporting partner agencies will be on hand in the Eastgate Shopping centre in Basildon at the Partnership Engagement Hub which can be found on the first floor. If you need support or advice and are in the area, come in and ask the team!