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Wollongong police arrest 19 during targeted retail theft crackdown
Police in Wollongong arrested 19 people and laid 40 charges during a three-day targeted operation addressing shoplifting and retail theft in the CBD.
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Nineteen people were arrested during a targeted shoplifting crackdown in Wollongong.
- Nineteen people were arrested during a targeted shoplifting crackdown in Wollongong.
- NSW Police conducted a targeted three-day operation focusing on retail theft in the Wollongong CBD.
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- Whether police plan to run similar retail theft operations in other parts of the Illawarra region in the near future.
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