A shopkeeper will not remove signs referring to "scum bag shoplifters" despite suggestions they "could be seen as provocative and offensive", he said.

>Rob Davies placed notices in his Run Ragged vintage shop in Wrexham, informing customers "due to scumbags shoplifting, please ask for assistance to open cabinets".

Mr Davies, who has run the store for five years, said he has lost almost £200 worth of stock due to shoplifting and decided to lock cabinets containing higher valued items.

>But despite what he described as a "positive reaction" and "huge amount of support" from locals, he says a police officer visited having been prompted by a member of the public claiming that the sign was "provocative and offensive".

North Wales Police, however, said it did not appear Mr Davies had committed any offence.

>"It would be up to the shop owner to decide whether he displayed such a sign in his store," the force said.

"We will contact the owner to identify which officer it was who spoke to him, and to ensure that any incidents of retail crime at his store are reported to officers at the earliest opportunity, to enable us to effectively respond to any offences."

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