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Name and shame local shoplifters
Stealing from supermarkets and business has become very commonplace to the extent that businesses are starting to suffer and the ordinary paying customers are paying more because of all this thieving
Over Christmas I reported seeing someone putting meat under their coat in my local supermarket.
I reported the incident to the staff only to be told it was quite a common occurrence. I was shocked. It just seems to now be accepted it will happen.
Some thieves have the gall in threatening the staff with physical violence.
I recently read that in certain states in America shoplifting theft of less than $1,000 isn’t investigated and that the thieves now check the prices to make sure they’re under the arrest limit.
A thief is a thief is a thief and should at least be named and shamed in his local area.
I would be happy to see their names and addresses published each week in Gedling Eye.
A Richards,
Arnold
Litter attracts litter so let’s pick it up
Litter is unsightly and litter attracts litter. It can encourage unwanted attention from animals and birds and can be harmful to them.
Most of us walk past plenty every day. How often do you ever see someone pick any up and bin it?
We have strict enforcement of parking regulations, we need something similar for litter.
I would be happy to see our wardens carrying out late night patrols around the takeaways and using their powers to issue on the spot fines to those discarding their kebab and pizza boxes in the streets. It would stop rats being attracted to the area. I saw one as big as a cat in Netherfield yesterday.
Let’s clean up our act!
J Millward,
Rivendell
We are NOT Netherfield
Last week Gedling Eye wrote an article about Rivendell and the nature reserve sign and AGAIN referred to us being based in Netherfield.
Rivendell is not.
We are Burton Joyce or Stoke Bardolph.
The postcode is the same.
Our estate is not an extension of Netherfield like your website seems to suggest constantly, but in fact a thriving community that will one day stand on its own.
******wealthy tax dodgers should also be named and shamed*******
(though I appreciate some folk shoplift not out of desperation but to make profit)
And pavement spies ?