Category Archives: Civil Recovery

A mother conned Asda’s self-service tills by using reduced item stickers on full-price goods, according to The Mirror.

Claire Dunleavy used the cut-price barcode – scanning 22 items of cheap bread – to pay just £15.66 for a trolley load of goods which should have cost her £69.02.

The Hull Daily Mail reports that Sainsbury’s shop assistants are afraid to go into work because of aggressive thieves who hurl violent abuse.
The three men have been stealing alcohol on a daily basis since June 6. They had previously been seen stealing cheese, meat and confectionery.

According to Pendle Today, a Sainsbury’s supervisor stole almost £2,500 with a refund trick, then bought expensive goods to sell on ebay.

Thomas Grice – who claimed he was in debt due to credit cards and loans – scanned items in the store and put their value on gift cards.

According to the Falmouth Packet, leaving a petrol station without paying for fuel to be treated as a civil matter by Cornish police.

Assistant Chief Constable Paul Netherton, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said, “Businesses need to use the civil recovery options already available to recover their losses.”

The Daily Record reports that a Managing Director stole goods from his own company – valued at almost £200k – and sold them on ebay.

The owners of Aero Leather Clothing Ltd discovered William Lauder had been selling factory products on the online auction site to the value of £195,000.

An opinion piece in Sheffield’s The Star reaffirms the scale of shoplifting and states that, like the vast majority of crime, the crime is a selfish act which benefits the thief and punishes the rest of us. Shoplifters in the area committed 10,345 offences last year, new figures reveal.