Monthly Archives: February 2024

According to the Sky News website, shoplifting has hit a record high with 16.7 million incidents recorded in 2023 – more than double compared with 2022.

Theft cost retailers about £1.8bn – also a record – and this is the first time it has passed the £1bn mark, according to an annual survey by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

The Dorset Echo website reports that the assistant manager of a plumbing supplies firm stole nearly £8,500 from his employer to pay back his drug debts.

Carl Price made two large fraudulent transactions in one month – refunding legitimate purchases by a customer into his own bank account.

The Wales Online website reports that brazen thief was caught red-handed stealing from a shop for the sixth time – but was spared prison.

Ricky Tinsley walked straight out of a Co-op with armfuls of stolen goods, just as a beat police officer arrived at the store.

The BBC News website reports that a former general manager of insurance firm Jersey Mutual defrauded the company and stole over £3million over a 13-year period.

A court heard how Roy Anthony Jeanne took advantage of his elevated position and treated the firm as his “own personal credit facility”.

The BBC News website reports that three men joined forces to fraudulently supply a company with more than £318,000-worth of chicken.

Darren Williams and Elliot Smith worked at the 2 Sisters Food Group and supplied the meat to the owner of Townsend Poultry, Rana Dhalia.

According to the Northwich & Winsford Guardian website, Matthew Lambert stole nearly £10,000 of high-end smartwatches from his employer.

Managers started to suspect there was a thief on site after an order couldn’t be fulfilled, despite systems showing stock was available.