Monthly Archives: November 2018
Homeless Shoplifter ‘Stole To Survive’
The Manchester Evening News website reports that a homeless man who was caught shoplifting booze and Boots gift sets claimed he was ‘simply stealing to survive’.
Mark Gary Giles was first caught shoplifting bottles of alcohol worth £164.25 from a Sainsbury’s store in Altrincham, and pulled out a knife when confronted.
read moreHotel Worker Stole £70k
According to The Argus, a former hotel worker pocketed thousands of pounds from an airport shuttle bus to fund his gambling addiction.
Andrew Brown took £3 sums from over 23,000 guests as they got on the coach from Gatwick Airport to the nearby Premier Inn.
read moreStores ‘Scared To Report Thefts’
According to the Derbyshire Live website, some stores in Swadlincote are not reporting shoplifting offences for fear of future repercussions.
A local councillor spoke out after police had stated that most of the area’s usual shoplifting culprits would be out of prison by Christmas.
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