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John Lewis Worker Stole £10k
The Ely Standard website reports that a John Lewis warehouse manager was caught on CCTV loading two televisions into a company van, which he then drove home.
Ian Bloomquest returned the van early the following morning and drove his car home, returning to work at a less suspicious time.
read moreFraud Risk From Student Selfies
The HR News website reports that students are being warned of the risks of sharing selfies holding their degree certificates.
Graduates taking photos and sharing them on social media provides an opportunity for counterfeiters to copy the latest university logos, crests, signatories, stamps, holograms and wording.
read moreUK Shoplifters Target Booze
According to the Drinks Retailing News website, theft of alcoholic drinks is the greatest contributor to the annual £11bn cost of shrinkage across the UK.
With shoplifting in general being the main cause of shrinkage – closely followed by thieving staff and administrative errors – BWS was the category most likely to be hit by thieves, followed by cheese, meat, sweets and canned fish.
read moreBookkeeper Spent Stolen Cash In Legoland
As reported on the Peterborough Telegraph website, a mother and daughter stole over £100,000 from a Cambridgeshire business, and spent the cash on Legoland rides, private number plates and vets bills.
Nicola Hayter overpaid her own bonuses, her daughter’s wages and bought personal items with the company credit card.
read morePub Manager Stole Stock For New Venture
Kent Online reports that a pub manager stole more than £5,000 worth of goods from his employer, which he then took to his new pub which he was to set up on his own.
Billy Morgan worked at the Grove Ferry Inn in Canterbury, where the pub chef noticed items were missing from bulk orders.
read moreThief Arrived In UK On Friday, Jailed On Monday
The Nottinghamshire Live website reports that a Romanian national arrived in the UK on a Friday, shoplifted on the Saturday and was jailed on the Monday.
Leonard-Valter Tudor took a foil-lined bag into TK Maxx in Nottingham city centre, hoping that it would fool security screens.
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