Rising levels of theft have been described as reflecting a national shoplifting epidemic by a family-run Sudbury business, which has created a ‘wall of shame’ to deter repeat offenders. The BP fuel station and associated Spar convenience store, in Cornard Road, is concerned about the impact of the increase in criminality the business has experienced in recent months. Incidents include the theft of items from the shop by a group of women who arrived on the fuel forecourt in a silver Mercedes at 2.30pm on March 25 (crime reference 37/16541/24). There had also been several cases of motorists leav…
