Category Archives: Civil Recovery

As reported on the Manchester Evening News website, an accounts assistant stole £29,000 from her boss after complaining about the cost of her 19-mile commute to work.

Rebecca Hassell diverted refunds at the car dealership to her own bank accounts and attempted to steal £18,000 using its card machines.

The Sun website reports that high street stores are slapping security tags on advent calendars worth just £2 — as shoplifters gear up for Christmas.

Retail favourites including WHSmith and Tesco are among those ­fitting anti-theft devices to even cheap festive treats, including the Bluey advent calendars.

According to the Sunday World website, a pensioner who made more than £600,000 profit selling hundreds of fake designer handbags will only have to pay back £25,000.

A court heard how Roseleen Ann D’Arcy started offending after returning from a holiday in Dubai with a fake bag and was asked to bring one back for a friend on a future trip.

As reported on the Grocery Gazette website, the government is planning to reverse the current £200 threshold in its shoplifting charter, to better tackle the rise in retail crime.

The government is set to remove the 2014 shoplifting legislation, which makes shop theft involving property with a value of £200 or less, a summary-only offence.

The Glasgow Times website reports that a couple teamed up to scam their housing organisation employers in a £25,000 voucher fraud.

Donna Baillie and Stephen Kelly had access to vouchers that were meant to help tenants during COVID to assist those with energy pre-payment meters.

The WalesOnline website reports that a supermarket worker stole stock whilst preparing customers’ online orders.

A court heard how Phillip Thomas would go around the store scanning and packing the orders but would also would pick up items for his own use and put them into a separate bag.