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Shoplifting ‘Not Taken Seriously’
Sky News reports that businesses complain theft from their shops is viewed as a “victimless” crime by police.
Whilst a survey shows a 36% rise in the money lost in shop thefts – the highest figure for a decade – most shoplifting goes unreported because shopkeepers do not believe the police will respond.
read moreAristocrat Impersonator Jailed
A man who passed himself off as an aristocrat to steal over £115k from antiques dealer HW Harvey has been jailed.
His employer was approached by “His Serene Highness Prince Oliver von Mecklenburg-Schwerin” who had an “impeccable CV” including work at Blenheim Palace.
read moreTesco Security Tags Energy Drinks
Some retailers are slapping security tags on energy drinks. Tesco has reportedly tagged £1.46 cans of Monster Ripper, after a spate of thefts.
One retail source said: “Tagging is going through the roof to keep pace with thefts. Some supermarkets have them on sandwiches and Pot Noodles.”
read moreShoplifter Gave CV To Supermarket
The Telegraph reports that a man who handed his CV into a supermarket looking for a job was caught shoplifting on the way out.
Luke Scott, 29, walked into a branch of Asda in South Shields, gave his resume to staff then picked up an electric shaver and hid it under his coat as left.
read moreStolen Cosmetics Net £350k On Ebay
Two crooks ‘obsessed’ with selling thousands of pounds of stolen cosmetics on ebay have been jailed.
Dariusz Suski, 32, and Joanna Lazarska, 33, used the auction website to make more than £350,000 in just over a year from luxury perfume and make-up they got from a network of illicit suppliers across England.
read moreShoplifting Up In Christmas Rush
Newport businesses say they are working to combat shoplifting in the run-up to Christmas.
“Each year in Newport, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour causes local businesses a huge loss of money, income and good feeling to the local community, as well as unemployment and closure of businesses.”
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