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The Chronicle Live website reports that a prolific shoplifter whose latest theft spree netted her £2,000 of make-up, toiletries and candles has finally been jailed.

With more than 50 previous convictions for theft, Suzanne Innes continued to steal from shops and ignore several court orders imposed on her.

The Kent Online website reports that a trio of female thieves stole £2,500-worth of perfume from stores in Bluewater Shopping Centre.

When one of the gang – all Orthodox Christian Roma women – was asked why she did it, she replied: “The devil possessed me!”

The Telegraph & Argus website reports that a man stole more than £5,000 from his employer and then claimed the firm was making him a scapegoat for its IT problems.

Jamie Ward started to steal cash he had collected from business transactions, then marked orders as cancelled on the IT system to cover his tracks.

As reported on The Sun website, a fireman stole £50,000 worth of equipment from the fire service – including colleagues’ PPE – before selling it on eBay.

Michael Todhunter stole defibrillators, respirator masks, firefighter axes and helmets plus breathing apparatus and floodlight kits.

The Northampton Chronicle & Echo website reports that a judge called a thief an ‘absolute mug’ for stealing batteries and locks from his employer over a six-month period.

Steven King took an estimated £27,600-worth of products from Travis Perkins, doing so – a court heard – to look after his son.

The Northern Echo website reports that a woman admitted stealing £27,000 from her employer during a period of just over a year.

Gillian Burke pleaded guilty to stealing business fees to the value of £27,000 belonging to Home Move Professionals.