Category Archives: Civil Recovery

A serial shoplifter stole three Dyson vacuum cleaners during three separate thieving sprees in Taunton, according to thisisthewestcountry.co.uk.

Jamie Weetman pleaded guilty to three charges of theft from Sainsbury’s, in Billet Street, Taunton.

The Daily Star reports that the plastic bag tax has sparked a shoplifting boom as thieves walk out of stores with piles of goods.

According to the CPS, the number of shoplifting cases had risen by 20% since England brought in the 5p charge in October.

The Daily Mirror reports that England and Wales saw 327,925 cases of shoplifting in the year up to and including June 2015 – one for every 176 residents – with Lincoln taking the unenviable crown of the shoplifting capital.

The Western Daily Press reports that a serial shoplifter is facing the prospect of doing ‘Porridge’ after stealing four candles.

Sonia Stevenson has pleaded guilty to a series of thefts including four Yankee candles worth £80 in Plymouth, Devon.

BBC News reports that Matthew Cooper – an employee of Aviva, one of the UK’s biggest insurers – stole information from his employers and sold on hundreds of customer records to a claims company and two firms of solicitors.

Carlisle’s News & Star reports that a serial shoplifter struck seven times during a pre-Christmas spree on December 10 2015.

Magistrates heard that Sian Baker-Douglas was in the throes of a £200-a-day heroin habit when she struck at Fat Face, Marks & Spencer, Clinton Cards, Wilko and River Island in Carlisle city centre.