Guardian Australia · Crime

‘This is about people’s livelihoods’: how surging tool thefts are leaving tradespeople penniless and afraid

· By Andy Welch
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More than 80% of the UK’s tradespeople have had tools stolen. Some have lost months of work as a result. With thefts up 16% in a year, can the police and the government do anything to protect them?

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