The Co-op in Hornsea has locked its chops up (Image: Jam Press) Chop robbers and steak stealers are being thwarted with new security boxes that contain GPS trackers in them. Co-op shoppers spotted lamb chops being sold for £6 along with Sirloin steaks for just £3.99 were both encased in new plastic containers with the label: "Caution.
Security Device Muust be removed at checkout before leaving the store." Earlier this year, items costing as little as £2 were found in a Co-Op store in Cambridge - including cheese, chocolate, cleaning items and even baby formula. It comes after shoplifting offences jumped by a staggering 37 per cent in 2023 – with police recording the highest level (408,690 offences) in 20 years.
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