Monthly Archives: October 2025

The BBC News website reports that a prolific shoplifter has been banned from entering stores after admitting to stealing hundreds of pounds worth of perfume.

Kayleigh McConnon appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates Court where she admitted stealing perfume sets worth £387 from a shop in the market town.

The Metropolitan Police website reports that its officers arrested 32 people and seized thousands of stolen items in their largest ever targeted crackdown on organised shoplifting gangs in London.

Officers raided more than 120 shops suspected of buying items stolen from major retailers and reselling them at discounted prices.

The Chronicle Live website reports that a trusted worker stole more than £750,000 from her employers in just 14 months to fund her gambling addiction.

Susanne Redhead was in the position of account manager at Pure Panel Management when she began helping herself to the cash.

As reported on the Nottingham Post website, a mother-of-two stole more than £10,000 from her employer after building up massive gambling debts during the pandemic.

In just over a year, Katarzyna Zolnierz diverted customer payments meant for a food wholesaler firm to herself.

The Ipswich Star website reports that a woman stole more than £20,000 over the course of a year from the ceramic tile company she worked for.

Natasha Parker had worked for her employer for 19 years and had been supported by the company both emotionally and financially on “numerous” occasions.

The Sussex Police website reports that they are the the first force in the country to fit prolific shoplifters with location monitoring tags.

Repeat shoplifting offenders will be issued with Buddi tags – discreet GPS ankle devices – as part of a CBO or with agreement from probation services.