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As reported on the This Is London Local website, a thief has been charged with stealing from two Harlow shops 50 times over a four-month period.

Dawn Brooker was arrested following the theft of products worth an estimated £4,300 and charged as part of police efforts to “protect shops and businesses in Essex”.

According to the IFA Magazine website, a recent survey shows that business leaders are worried that worsening economic conditions are driving up financial crime.

Fraud was the third highest-ranked risk this year, with theft/improper spending of company money and false accounting and reporting also appearing in the top 10.

According to the BBC News website, a letting agent stole more than £40,000 by making small payments to herself and listing them as legitimate purchases.

Amber-Louise Milne spent years stealing from BS Properties and was caught when she used the company bank card during a holiday in Benidorm.

According to the Manchester Evening News website, police officers in Oldham sawed through shutters to uncover and seize a haul of fake designer shoes and accessories.

Piles of boxes of suspected counterfeit footwear were removed and two men were arrested on suspicion of trademark offences and money laundering.

The Dorset Echo website reports that the assistant manager of a plumbing supplies firm stole nearly £8,500 from his employer to pay back his drug debts.

Carl Price made two large fraudulent transactions in one month – refunding legitimate purchases by a customer into his own bank account.

The Wales Online website reports that brazen thief was caught red-handed stealing from a shop for the sixth time – but was spared prison.

Ricky Tinsley walked straight out of a Co-op with armfuls of stolen goods, just as a beat police officer arrived at the store.