Make-up worth more than £3k stolen from Boots in Halesworth
Boots
High-end make-up worth more than £3,000 has been stolen during three thefts from the same Suffolk shop – despite police issuing advice about the placement of expensive merchandise.
PCSO Shaquille Goldsmith told Halesworth Town Council that items worth £3,099 had been taken from a store in Market Place, which has since been confirmed as Boots, since January.
Mr Goldsmith said the offenders were also carrying out similar thefts from its branches in Bungay and Diss.
“We are working with the store to try and help rectify this,” he added.
“I had to ring up head office and tell them their staff were having a big issue.”
You may also want to watch:
At the meeting, members of the public asked the PCSO why the store did not move its expensive items closer to staff so that they were more difficult to steal, as had been advised.
“The staff want to do that,” Mr Goldsmith said. “But head office don’t listen.
Most Read
- 1 Woodbridge nurse plans Caribbean retirement after National Lottery win
- 2 American marines fly to Suffolk to join Dambusters on new aircraft carrier
- 3 A possible Ipswich Town reunion at Colchester this summer
- 4 A12 reopens after police respond to 'serious' accident
- 5 Town confirm early departure of experienced defender due to contract clause
- 6 Have your say on bid for new shopping village with cinema and hotel
- 7 Two arrested after police block off street following threats
- 8 How a popular Suffolk resort is gearing up for a bumper summer
- 9 Election 2021: Suffolk County Council candidates published
- 10 NHS hero injured in pub explosion feels 'lucky to be alive'
“I told them they are dealing with lots and lots of crime from the same store.”
Suffolk Constabulary said it has been working with the store to catch the suspected thieves and officers have also been offering crime reduction advice.
Boots was unable to provide a response.
Anyone with information should call police on 101.
