Monthly Archives: February 2024

The BBC News website reports that a small chain of garden centres have been targeted by an “organised crime” gang of shoplifters.

Bosses at Tates of Sussex said it had to spend thousands of pounds hiring a security team following a big rise in the number of thefts committed.

The Sun website reports that an RAF chief based at the Pentagon allegedly fiddled his expenses and stashed thousands in a secret bank account.

Wing Commander Alex Drysdale claimed overseas rent allowance of £2,408 a month for a property he already owned.

As reported on the This Is London Local website, a thief has been charged with stealing from two Harlow shops 50 times over a four-month period.

Dawn Brooker was arrested following the theft of products worth an estimated £4,300 and charged as part of police efforts to “protect shops and businesses in Essex”.

According to the IFA Magazine website, a recent survey shows that business leaders are worried that worsening economic conditions are driving up financial crime.

Fraud was the third highest-ranked risk this year, with theft/improper spending of company money and false accounting and reporting also appearing in the top 10.

According to the BBC News website, a letting agent stole more than £40,000 by making small payments to herself and listing them as legitimate purchases.

Amber-Louise Milne spent years stealing from BS Properties and was caught when she used the company bank card during a holiday in Benidorm.

According to the Manchester Evening News website, police officers in Oldham sawed through shutters to uncover and seize a haul of fake designer shoes and accessories.

Piles of boxes of suspected counterfeit footwear were removed and two men were arrested on suspicion of trademark offences and money laundering.