Category Archives: Civil Recovery

Birmingham Live reports that the West Midlands Police Commissioner wants to provide heroin to hardened addicts in a bid to stop them carrying out burglaries, robberies and car thefts in the city.

By giving heroin to convicted addicts in a controlled medical setting, the aim is to ‘take the market away from organised criminals and stop people stealing to fund their addiction’.

Mail Online asked whether Dragos Patrunjel is Britain’s most stylish shoplifter, as it reported his arrest in Tesco for stealing sunglasses.

When police raided his home they found piles of designer garments which he had stolen, including £1,100-worth of clothes from Hugo Boss.

Birmingham Live reports that a rogue surgeon who lied to land a £100,000 per year job has been jailed for six years.

Sudip Sarker fabricated his surgical experience to land the consultant role at Alexandra Hospital in Redditch – an appointment that led to many disastrous operations.

The Huddersfield Daily Examiner reports that a betting shop worker stole thousands from his employer and lost it all by gambling at a rival bookmaker.

Gambling addict Craig Wallace was deputy manager of a Coral shop when he lost more than £3,000 of his employer’s money.

As reported in The Sun, the owner of a children’s clothing boutique paid herself business cash using the shop’s chip and pin machine.

Katie Lowcock processed fake ‘refunds’ to put cash onto her own personal bank card, and police were called when the card machine’s operators became worried they would not be paid.

The Haverhill Echo reports that a small company’s book-keeper stole almost £88,000 from her employer, leaving the MD and staff shocked and betrayed by her actions.

Sue Strong had full access to the firm’s accounting system and had faked invoices before making payments into her own bank account.