Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Bury Free Press reports that a Halfords employee stole more than £2,300 from his employer by copying customer receipts and paying refunds into his own bank account.

Liam Crook of Bury St Edmunds, pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position at Bury Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

The Mansfield and Ashfield Chad reports that a thief was caught shoplifting from the same branch of Asda twice within four days.

A court heard that on March 15, Costin Valentin Ispir loaded his trolley with goods, worth £318, and walked out without paying. He and a partner did the same thing on March 19.

As reported in Metro, a jailed personal assistant who stole thousands from her employer to fund her £1,000-a-day gambling habit has been ordered to repay the money.

Elizabeth Fawcett was jailed for helping herself to more than £40,000 using her company American Express card – issued to her by Cassidian UK, part of Airbus – her employer at the time.

The Sun reports staggering statistics that reveal shoplifting cost Britain’s storekeepers £43million last year – or £826,000 a week.

Some £19million of the total was stolen by staff, with 7,455 theft cases.

As reported in the Bristol Post, a hospital housekeeper sold stolen medical supplies online to help fund treatment for his autistic son.

Maciej Rodziewicz was rumbled when an eBay customer bought nicotine patches that were marked ‘Property of Bristol Royal Infirmary’.

The Essex Chronicle gives details of a gambling addict who embarked on a three-month shoplifting spree that netted her more than £8,000 of goods.

Joanna Daniszewska pleaded guilty to stealing high-end clothing from six different shops in Chelmsford, including Coast, Oasis and Phase Eight.