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Dozens reported to Procurator Fiscal for retail crime offences in West Lothian

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Almost 40 people have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in just over a month in connection with shop theft and other retail offences across West Lothian, Scottish police reported this week. An initiative funded by Police Scotland’s retail crime taskforce was launched in May…

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