Earlier this week, Britain’s policing minister caused a ruckus when he urged shoppers to make a citizen’s arrest if they observe someone stealing. Police can’t be everywhere, Chris Philip said. Shop thefts have more than doubled in the past three years, costing retailers more than $1 billion a year, according to the British Retail Consortium. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry has more.
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