Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Liverpool Echo reports that a pregnant woman has been jailed after attempting to shoplift from Asda.

Gemma Whalley tried to steal perfume and clothes, which breached a suspended prison sentence that had been handed to her when she threw a vodka bottle at another woman.

The Kidderminster Shuttle reports that a courier firm worker stole £5,500 worth of hard drives from his employers because he was struggling financially.

To help ease his troubles, Konrad Prusinski started pocketing Samsung solid state hard drives at the end of his shift.

The Manchester Evening News reports that a John Lewis boss exploited a flaw in the retail chain’s gift card system to steal thousands pounds worth of stock.

A court heard that Michael Stace helped himself to household items worth £6,675 after he created gift cards under false names.

The Leeds Live website reports that a gang of co-workers exploited a company benefits package to make £24,000 in fake medical claims.

Frontman Kasim Mughal made a series of false claims and even got his colleagues to join the scam, claiming half of any ‘profits’ in return.

In Aberdeen, a store owner has been forced to lock away jars of coffee after shoplifters decimated its stock of the product, according to the Evening Express website.

The Spar shop on Byron Square, Northfield, now requires customers to ask for coffee at the till.

The Bournemouth Echo website reports that a pair of house-sharing shoplifters have been jailed for 16 weeks each.

Lee Curry and Christopher Heap stole steak and frozen seafood from Bournemouth shops during a spate of offences, including teaming up to steal frozen seafood worth £165 from Iceland.