Greggs has responded to the wave of thefts by employing plain clothes security guards in its major outlets, including its branch in High Street, Birmingham.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/cost-of-living/2023/04/07/shops-and-food-banks-brace-for-rise-in-desperate-thefts-amid-cost-of-living-crisis/

Greggs have been approached for a comment about their plain clothes security guards but are staying tight-lipped about their strategy to stop shoplifting.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/cost-of-living/2023/04/07/shops-and-food-banks-brace-for-rise-in-desperate-thefts-amid-cost-of-living-crisis/

“In addition, flash points will be taken over by all security personnel; expect plain clothes detectives as the command is not leaving any stone unturned.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/eid-el-kabir-police-assure-ogun-residents-of-adequate-security/

Lucky Duck and the three other conscripts were bundled from the Pretoria barracks into a Datsun 120Y by three plain clothes detectives for red eyes, a pipe and a pile of ash.

Source: https://mg.co.za/opinion/2023-02-08-apartheids-religious-fanaticism-still-burns-cannabis-users/

POLICE: Malvern officers have introduced some plain clothes Op Close Pass cycle patrols.

Source: https://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/23704446.plain-clothes-police-cycle-patrols-malvern/?ref=rss

Police said the raids were part of wider activity in the area which saw officers in plain clothes targeting wanted people, drug dealers, weapon carriers and registered sex offenders.

Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23279635.drugs-recovered-following-police-raids-accrington/?ref=rss

“We also have officers in plain clothes working covertly, in conjunction with prevention measures like knife arches and wands, to disrupt criminal activity.

Source: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23926789.sussex-almost-40-per-cent-rise-possession-weapons/?ref=rss