Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Talking Retail website reports that supermarkets’ self-checkouts are being particularly targeted by first-time shoplifters who have no criminal background.

According to retail artificial intelligence specialist Scanwatch, UK retailers have reported an 18% rise in theft in the second half 2022 and, in nine out of 10 incidents, self-checkout tills were being used.

The Somerset Live website reports that a pharmacy worker funded a ‘fantasy’ lifestyle of holidays and shopping trips with £1.3m he stole from his employers.

Darren Mackenzie – jailed for over five years – brought John Ware Pharmacies to the brink of financial collapse with his outrageous fraud.

According to The Bolton News website, a former police officer turned trusted business manager stole more than £75,000 from his employers.

Simon Hindley worked as a parts manager and used the company credit card to make thousands of pounds worth of personal purchases.

A story on the Chad website reveals that a bus driver stole £74,000 from his employer and colleagues after racking up spiralling debts.

Andrew Berry was a highly-regarded and trusted member of staff, but a court heard that he abused that trust by stealing tens of thousands of pounds.

The Birmingham Live website reports that an employee at a chemists in Birmingham pretended the premises had been burgled in a bid to hide the fact he had stolen £1,400.

Simon Hodgetts told police that there was a knock at the front door and that he had been confronted by a man with a gun demanding to be let in.

According to the Eastern Daily Press website, more than £1million has been returned to a company defrauded by an employee to feed his gambling addiction.

Andrew May was jailed in 2021 for stealing £1,336,916 from his employer, Sealskinz, following an investigation by Norfolk police.