Police refuse to investigate crime despite clear CCTV footage

The cloned card was used to buy a mobile phone

A local businessman whose credit card was cloned and used to make over £200 worth of purchases is angry after police refused to investigate despite clear CCTV footage showing the perpetrators and their car.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/1/business-news/115015/-local-shopkeepers-warned-after-con-artists-scam-purchases

The two con artists, a tall white man and a woman, got away with cigarettes and a mobile phone.

However, despite leaving the businessman with the hassle of having to cancel his card and arrange for a new one, and the two shops facing being charged back, the police say they will not investigate as "there wasn’t a victim in this case so as there wasn’t a threat of harm or risk, it wasn’t proportionate to pursue the crime when those resources could be deployed elsewhere".

The news follows a road rage victim being told by police to 'forget it':

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/115554/police-tell-road-rage-victim-to-forget-it