Category Archives: Civil Recovery

Britain’s most prolific shoplifter has been jailed after being caught carrying out his 523rd offence – stealing £111 worth of groceries from Iceland.

Over 45 years of offending, Hankinson targeted high street shops and had even taken his unsuspecting wife on a shoplifting jaunt during a sightseeing coach trip.

A logistics company owner who stole Jaguar parts and sold them on eBay has been jailed for 12 months.

Peter Barker collected five vehicles which had been imported from the USA and took them home where he removed parts including carburettors, manifolds, lights and dashboard panels.

The Darlington & Stockton Times gives details of a meat thief who been jailed for a crime spree across North Yorkshire.

By the time Vincent McCormick was finally caught he had committed 18 raids in which he stole items worth several hundred pounds.

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.