Monthly Archives: May 2025

According to the Guardian website, food retailers in the UK have seen a “massive” increase in pensioner shoplifters over the last year, amidst the rising cost of living.

John Nussbaum, from store security firm Kingdom Services Group, has said his staff were seeing a “different sort of shoplifter now.”

The Daily Record website reports that a thieving grandma who stole over £1.5m from her employer, used some of the cash to pay off a colleague who was blackmailing her.

Coleen Muirhead made the claim in court as prosecutors sought to claw back a large chunk of her ill-gotten gains.

According to the Bury Mercury website, a man from west Suffolk has been sentenced for selling fake designer clothes at a market.

An investigation into John Cooper, who traded as John’s Menswear, was launched following the seizure of 768 clothing items from a stall at Bury St Edmunds market.

According to the Basildon, Canvey And Southend Echo website, a thief was caught trying to steal more than £78,000 worth of items from shops across the country.

Whilst Andrei-Theodor Cretu was in prison for previous offences, further investigations revealed he was part of a larger organised crime group operating nationwide.

As reported on the ITVX website, a prolific shoplifter has been banned from every Tesco, Tesco Express, Home Bargains and Spar store in the country.

John Molyneux was handed a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) as a result of his multiple offences, and he must comply with it for two years.

The BBC News website reports that an estimated £6m-worth of fake goods, including designer trainers, tech products, perfumes and contraband cigarettes, have been seized by police and trading standards officers in Rochdale.

The counterfeit goods were found in seven units and two men have been arrested.