Labour’s candidates to be Hertfordshire’s new police and crime commissioner (PCC) and the MP for Hertford and Stortford have pledged to tackle retail crime if elected. Cllr Tom Plater and Cllr Josh Dean outlined their plans during a visit to the Central Co-op in Sawbridgeworth. The London Road store’s staff and members of the Co-op’s loss prevention team shared their experiences of shoplifting, assaults on shopworkers and how criminality is taking a toll on the mental health and wellbeing of the community. In Hertfordshire, where the current PCC is Conservative David Lloyd, data indicates shop…
