A targeted crackdown on shoplifting and anti-social behaviour has led to five charges and numerous...

Published: 5:08 pm December 21, 2023
Updated: 11:35 am October 8, 2025
Protecting Retailers and Tackling Offenders: Local Police Boost High-Visibility Presence in Town Centres

A targeted crackdown on shoplifting and anti-social behaviour has led to five charges and numerous arrests in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells

Local beat officers and the Neighbourhood Task Force took to the town centres between Monday 11 and Friday 15 December 2023, to provide a high-visibility presence aimed at protecting retailers in the run-up to Christmas and tackling known offenders.

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