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Body camera trial for shop staff to tackle shoplifting

Edinburgh Evening News

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February 12, 2026

Shop staff in West Lothian will be the first in the region to trial body cameras provided by police in the fight against shoplifting across the wider area, it has been revealed.

Police Scotland confirmed it had secured funding for the project which will be rolled out across the Lothians after a successful campaign against retail crime at Straiton retail park over Christmas.

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