Monthly Archives: January 2023

The Birmingham Live website reports that an employee of Birmingham City Council’s Highways department stole over £900,000 in a planned and sophisticated fraud.

Tyler Evans dealt with refunds of deposits paid to contractors once works had been completed and it was discovered he had made 35 false claims over a three-year period.

The Wales Online website reports that a jeweller defrauded her uncle’s business out of money, precious metal and gems worth more than £26,000, selling items on eBay.

Sian McLean was employed at her uncle’s for four years and her role included opening and closing the shop, serving customers and buying and selling jewellery.

As reported on The Mirror website, branches of budget supermarket Aldi have been removing steaks from their shelves, in a bid to stem the increasing number of meat thefts.

Signs have been seen telling customers that steaks were only “available by request”, and staff had to go to a storeroom to collect the desired packs.

As reported on the Vice.com website, security guards at large security firms in the UK are turning a blind eye to people who steal food, during the cost of living crisis.

One guard is quoted as saying, “Put it this way, I won’t be paying attention to anyone stealing things to eat or drink. Everyone’s got to live.”

According to the Exmouth Journal a high-tech shoplifting gang stole almost £50,000 worth of expensive bottles of spirits from supermarkets in Devon and Cornwall over a five-month period.

Romanians Marian Stoica and Robert Matei – both jailed for two years – targeted stores in towns across the two counties, using special tools to remove security tags.

The Kent Online website reports that a trusted football coach stole expensive golf clubs and other equipment from his employer which he later sold on eBay.

Customer Services Manager, Alexander Foy, took the items from Medway Golf Centre in Headcorn and even posted them using the firm’s shipping account.