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Rise in theft hits sector

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
shop lifting
Crimes affecting pharmacies have increased by 560 per cent since 2023 [Image: Andrey Popov on iStock]

Crime in pharmacies, mostly shoplifting, has seen a huge increase in the last few years and is another burden to deal with, writes editor Jonathan Chilton-Towle

Kia ora. This month, as you can see from the police car on the cover, the magazine has a bit of a focus on crime. I started out with an idea of loo