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‘I introduce myself to anyone who looks a bit jumpy’: a security guard’s take on anti-shoplifting fixes

A professional reveals the most effective tricks of the trade, from a little bit of empathy to hi-tech cameras I’ve run into volatile thieves for years – from opportunistic phone snatchers to people ripping computers off desks and biofuel bandits trying to steal vats of used…

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