Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Derby Telegraph reports that a serial shoplifter from Derby has been jailed after three thefts in a week.

Kyle Marshall targeted the same store twice in two days and a third just two days later. His first offence saw him steal cosmetics from the Newhall branch of Boots on May 9.

According to the Linlithgow Gazette, a shop assistant stole £75,000-worth of golf gear from his employer and sold it on eBay.

Ross Ewen made £27,870 selling the designer clothing online at discount prices – and squandered the cash on his gambling habit – getting away with a scam for nearly three years.

As reported in the Midweek Herald, a compulsive hoarder stole so much from a discount store where he worked, that police could barely get inside his home.

Stephen Pring stole so many beds, furniture, garden ornaments, kitchen units and electrical items from B&M in Exeter that the items filled every room of his home.

According to Gazette Live, Cleveland Police will no longer punish certain shoplifters.

The force has rolled out a new retail crime scheme – Operation Raptor – which means police officers are not automatically called to shops to deal with suspects caught stealing.

The Mirror carries a story of a mother who stole £147,251 from her employer to pay for her footie-mad son to travel across Europe to watch Everton play.

Irene Taylor handed cash to her 34-year-old son, Andrew, who stayed in five-star hotels and also had skiing trips.

The East Grinstead Courier gives details of a gang of Gatwick Airport workers which stole millions of pounds worth of goods from their employer.

Huge numbers of cigarettes, perfumes, alcohol and electrical goods – with a combined value of £2,432,665 – were stolen between January 1 and August 1 2013.