Monthly Archives: May 2024

The BBC News website reports that a man has been sentenced for defrauding his employer of £81,000, to partly pay for a house deposit and a car loan.

Muhammad Shafiq stole the money from a media company in Bristol over a period of 18 months, transferring the cash to his own bank account and then to a company he set up.

As reported on the Independent website, the chair of Marks and Spencer, Archie Norman, has said the police are “not interested” in shoplifting.

Despite record levels across the UK, Norman said his staff get “very little help from the police” when dealing with theft.

As reported on the Wigan Today website, two shoplifters went on thieving sprees over three months, targeting supermarket chain Morrisons.

Antonio Marin and Valentin-Florin Ionica stole a total of £9,408 worth of goods in 12 strikes in stores in Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, the Midlands and the West Country.

According to the Hunts Post website, Keir Starmer has promised retail workers he will crack down on crime and reverse what he called a Tory “Shoplifter’s Charter”.

In a speech at retail union USDAW’s conference, he pledged to reverse a policy that means shoplifting of goods under £200 is not investigated.

According to the Guardian website, Chinese authorities, working with UK police and agencies, have targeted Pandabuy, the online sales platform accused of supplying counterfeit goods.

Police raided the Hangzhou office and several warehouses of Pandabuy after reported legal action by 16 brands over copyright infringement.

The Retail Gazette website reports that JD Sports is introducing tagging sprays across its stores nationwide as it ramps up security measures in its fight against shoplifting.

The sprays leave a synthetic DNA and a UV marker on property and criminals, which can then be used to link assets to owners and criminals to crime scenes.