POLICE say they are tackling a sharp rise in food theft as families struggle to make ends meet.
Officers say financial pressures are forcing previously law-abiding people to turn to shoplifting to feed themselves and their families.
Food theft rose by 40 per cent in April, with the city centre, Holderness Road and Hessle Road named as hotspots.
Sergeant Robin Danby, of Riverside neighbourhood policing team, said: "There has been a noticeable rise in shop theft, with food and other essential items making up a significant part of it. It is part of a national picture that, because of financial constraints, people are stealing basic essentials to live.
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Officers say financial pressures are forcing previously law-abiding people to turn to shoplifting to feed themselves and their families.
Food theft rose by 40 per cent in April, with the city centre, Holderness Road and Hessle Road named as hotspots.
Sergeant Robin Danby, of Riverside neighbourhood policing team, said: "There has been a noticeable rise in shop theft, with food and other essential items making up a significant part of it. It is part of a national picture that, because of financial constraints, people are stealing basic essentials to live.
Read more: www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Food-t...y.html#ixzz2WW8N8THp
