Category Archives: Civil Recovery

Police in South Derbyshire are set to launch a crackdown on shoplifting in the run-up to the festive season.

Business owners and staff members will be offered top tips on how to ‘spot a shoplifter’ as well as being given advice on how to deal with someone who has stolen something.

According to a story in the Hull Daily Mail, an employee who stole £90,000 from a Hull motor parts company was spared jail after promising to pay the firm back.

Waterloo Motor Trade Ltd. offered customers a ‘no quibble’ returns policy that was exploited by David Peters, 43, by filing false returns at the firm.

A postman who stole the contents of customers’ mail and then advertised them for sale on ebay has been warned he could be sent to jail.

Mark Cozens even altered a tax disc and displayed it in his own car, magistrates heard.

Cozens was suspected of theft but there was no concrete evidence against him.

An item from north of the border, as the Herald Scotland reports that a businessman has lost his fight to stop the authorities seizing his ill-gotten gains.

The man has been ordered to hand over cash and property after losing his appeal against an order made under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Retailers in South Tyneside are being urged to get advice about how to reduce the risk of their premises being targeted by shoplifters.

South Tyneside Council has joined forces with Northumbria Police to offer businesses the chance to get tips about how they can help to deter shoplifting on their premises.

A cash office manager has appeared in court accused of stealing more than £84,000 from a supermarket giant, according to the Hartlepool Mail.

The 48-year-old, working for Morrisons in Hartlepool, is alleged to have manipulated figures to steal £84,260 from the store over a three-year period.