Category Archives: Shoplifting

The Coventry Telegraph website reports that police raided a Coventry shop which was reported to be selling stolen goods.

Officers discovered a large amount of stolen coffee, deodorant, medicine, chocolate and washing powder, with Cadbury, Fairy, Colgate and Mars just some of the big-name brands found at the shop.

According to the Mail Online website, blocks of Cathedral City cheddar cheese, costing just £3.85, have become the latest target for shoplifters.

A customer at a Tesco Express in North London spotted a block of the lightly mature cheddar locked away in a security box.

As reported on the Independent website, the chair of Marks and Spencer, Archie Norman, has said the police are “not interested” in shoplifting.

Despite record levels across the UK, Norman said his staff get “very little help from the police” when dealing with theft.

As reported on the Wigan Today website, two shoplifters went on thieving sprees over three months, targeting supermarket chain Morrisons.

Antonio Marin and Valentin-Florin Ionica stole a total of £9,408 worth of goods in 12 strikes in stores in Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, the Midlands and the West Country.

According to the Hunts Post website, Keir Starmer has promised retail workers he will crack down on crime and reverse what he called a Tory “Shoplifter’s Charter”.

In a speech at retail union USDAW’s conference, he pledged to reverse a policy that means shoplifting of goods under £200 is not investigated.

The Retail Gazette website reports that JD Sports is introducing tagging sprays across its stores nationwide as it ramps up security measures in its fight against shoplifting.

The sprays leave a synthetic DNA and a UV marker on property and criminals, which can then be used to link assets to owners and criminals to crime scenes.