Category Archives: Shoplifting

In an interesting piece on the BBC News website, a security guard who caught the mother of a hungry child stealing food, has said he found himself in the middle of a “heartbreaking” situation.

Sam Canning told how he encountered a woman whose son was crying and hungry, so she stole some hot food.

According to the More Radio website, a thief stole more than £2,000 worth of goods from duty free shops at Gatwick Airport, before boarding his flight.

Guillermo Vargas – travelling to Seville – was seen trying on sunglasses, then leaving the store without paying.

The Northern Echo website reports that a prolific shoplifter has been banned from setting foot inside every Sainsbury’s store in the country.

Joseph Tait targeted two Sainsbury’s Local stores, taking meat products, cheese and drinks among other items, valued at around £2,500.

As reported on the Independent website, the Home Bargains chain is offering customers a £500 reward to help them catch shoplifters in their stores.

They have launched a confidential hotline to report information about shoplifting and crime at their stores, with a cash reward available if a a tip-off that leads to prosecution.

According to the BBC News website, shoplifting will be targeted like organised crime as part of a plan to help police to crack down on theft.

Specialist analysts and officers will join forces to gather intelligence on crime gangs behind much of the shoplifting across England and Wales.

According to an investigation published on The Sun website, some TikTok accounts are dedicated specifically to the theft of high value cosmetics.

Dubbed ‘NikTok’, one user account’s video scored a British supermarket chain 10/10 for shoplifting opportunities, claiming its make-up aisle “doesn’t even have cameras”.