Category Archives: Civil Recovery

According to the Plymouth Herald website, a convenience store in the middle of Torquay has taken a dramatic stand against shoplifters.

One sign includes a stark warning: “We will happily torture and beat you if we catch you shoplifting or even attempting to shoplift in our store.”

The Mail Online website reports that a woman dubbed the ‘Mary Poppins of Matalan’ was caught pulling a stream of allegedly shoplifted clothes from her handbag.

In a video filmed by a passer-by, the woman was also seen to have a hidden compartment in her skirt outside the Matalan branch at Strood Retail Park in Kent.

The Northern Echo website reports that a serial shoplifter has been jailed for more than 20 months to give shop owners a ‘rest from her activities’.

Joanne Swift stuffed stolen goods up her jumper and filled baskets full of meat, make-up and drinks before leaving without paying from various stores, including McColl’s, Lidl and TK Maxx.

The Evening Standard website reports that an airport cleaner stole in-flight alcohol and gift sets from a Heathrow warehouse to sell on eBay.

When raiding Eduard Caia’s house, police discovered an “astounding” stash of goods – “stolen drinks and amenity kits literally stacked floor to ceiling”, a court was told.

The Boston Standard website reports that a part-time office and accounts clerk stole more than £85,000 over a seven-year period.

Elizabeth Cullen spent thousands of pounds on clothes, holidays, a new kitchen, beauty treatment, and private health care using money she stole from a car dealership.

The Belfast Telegraph website reports that a 25-year-old Belfast man stole £6,500 from his employer, Nationwide, to fund his gambling addiction.

A court heard that Stuart Kennedy stole the money over a two-week period and then gambled with it at a local Ladbrokes bookmakers.