Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Wirral Globe website reports that a man stole £30,000-worth of PPE from his employers and sold it on eBay – at a time when desperate medics were appealing for such equipment.

Gary Edwards’ thefts spanned two-and-a-half years, continuing during the Covid-19 pandemic, and he sold items at grossly inflated prices online.

A trainee accountant stole almost £60,000 from his boss to fund a six-month hedonistic life of hard drinking.

Jake Currie faked invoices, diverted money into three personal bank accounts and loaded £14,000 on to a pre-paid foreign currency card.

The Westmorland Gazette website reports that a serial shoplifter has been jailed for stealing alcohol worth more than £1,000 from Booths.

Paul Akred targeted Booths supermarkets in Ulverston and Windermere on four occasions in December 2019, January and April 2020.

A policeman became the unofficial face of Morrison’s after a cardboard version of himself was used to deter shoplifters.
PC Neil Parkin became a familiar face to many after agreeing to get his photo taken ten years ago by a student.

The Wakefield Express website reports that a prolific shoplifter stole over £280-worth of fake tan during a major thieving spree.

Channon Banks – released from prison on New Year’s Eve 2019 – stole clothes and bedding worth over £2,000 in January alone.

According to the Argus website, a greedy bookkeeper who stole from her employers to fund luxury holidays, jaunts, and handbags has been told to pay back the cash.

Lynne Boakes – serving a prison sentence for stealing more than £100,000 from her employer – paid herself a higher salary and created fake invoices.