A grocery chain is offering free coffee to cops in an attempt to deter shoplifters

• British grocery chain Waitrose is offering free coffees to cops under a plan to deter shoplifters.
• A police car outside the store can make people rethink shoplifting, the chain's parent company said.
• Assaults on staff at Waitrose stores have roughly doubled since 2020, The Times of London reported.

A British grocery chain is offering free coffee to on-duty police officers in an attempt to deter shoplifters.