Monthly Archives: November 2024

Pensioner Made £600k Selling Fake Bags

According to the Sunday World website, a pensioner who made more than £600,000 profit selling hundreds of fake designer handbags will only have to pay back £25,000.

A court heard how Roseleen Ann D’Arcy started offending after returning from a holiday in Dubai with a fake bag and was asked to bring one back for a friend on a future trip.

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£200 Shoplifting Threshold Scrapped

As reported on the Grocery Gazette website, the government is planning to reverse the current £200 threshold in its shoplifting charter, to better tackle the rise in retail crime.

The government is set to remove the 2014 shoplifting legislation, which makes shop theft involving property with a value of £200 or less, a summary-only offence.

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Couple’s £25k Voucher Fraud

The Glasgow Times website reports that a couple teamed up to scam their housing organisation employers in a £25,000 voucher fraud.

Donna Baillie and Stephen Kelly had access to vouchers that were meant to help tenants during COVID to assist those with energy pre-payment meters.

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Worker Stole Whilst Picking Online Orders

The WalesOnline website reports that a supermarket worker stole stock whilst preparing customers’ online orders.

A court heard how Phillip Thomas would go around the store scanning and packing the orders but would also would pick up items for his own use and put them into a separate bag.

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Thief Banned From Wearing Wigs

According to the Sky News website, a prolific shoplifter has been banned from wearing wigs, after using them to disguise herself whilst on stealing sprees.

Hannah Roberts had worn a variety of hairpieces after repeatedly ignoring a ban on entering certain stores in Gloucester city centre.

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