Category Archives: Shoplifting

According to the BBC News website, a scheme to treat offenders with addiction issues in a bid to limit shop-lifting has been hailed a success.

The Birmingham-based scheme is estimated to have saved retailers in the region of £800k.

The Greenock Telegraph website reports that a prolific thief stole more than £5,500-worth of merchandise during a string of shoplifting raids which spanned three years.

David Clarke targeted various businesses during his one-man crimewave, including Currys, Sainsbury’s, TK Maxx, Boots, Halford’s, Aldi and Iceland.

The Northern Echo website reports that two family members took a teenager on a sportswear shoplifting spree which netted them a haul worth around £2,000.

Patrick Monghan, Shane Stokes and a 16-year-old teen entered JD Sports and took items which they either put on or attempted to hide within their clothing.

As reported on The Mirror website, branches of budget supermarket Aldi have been removing steaks from their shelves, in a bid to stem the increasing number of meat thefts.

Signs have been seen telling customers that steaks were only “available by request”, and staff had to go to a storeroom to collect the desired packs.

As reported on the Vice.com website, security guards at large security firms in the UK are turning a blind eye to people who steal food, during the cost of living crisis.

One guard is quoted as saying, “Put it this way, I won’t be paying attention to anyone stealing things to eat or drink. Everyone’s got to live.”

According to the Exmouth Journal a high-tech shoplifting gang stole almost £50,000 worth of expensive bottles of spirits from supermarkets in Devon and Cornwall over a five-month period.

Romanians Marian Stoica and Robert Matei – both jailed for two years – targeted stores in towns across the two counties, using special tools to remove security tags.