Category Archives: Shoplifting

The Luton Today website reports that a Bedfordshire police officer has resigned after she admitted to repeatedly stealing from a branch of Sainsbury’s.

PC Sarah Bell was caught by an in-store detective using a self-scan machine to pay £41 for goods that were actually worth £222.

A letter on The Guardian website details how one supermarket employee is “burnt out” from dealing with shoplifters in a London store.

The letter from an anonymous contributor details the massive increase in shoplifting and theft that is described as “to order”.

As reported on the Mirror website, a shoplifter stole 144 bars of chocolate right in front of CCTV – only to return later to steal ten jars of coffee.

Jordan Thomson – jailed for 22 weeks, his second sentence this year – was recorded on security cameras stealing the sweets from a branch of Co-Op in Worthing, West Sussex.

The Metro website reports that branches of Co-op across the country have been putting empty coffee jars on shelves in a bid to stop shoplifters – after prices rocketed to more than £10.

A branch in Walthamstow, north London, took the precaution after the price of 200g of Kenco Smooth instant coffee was put up to £10.50.

According to the Worksop Guardian website, a man whose relationship had broken down went into ‘self-destruct’ mode as he embarked on a month-long stealing spree.

Nathan Highfield stole £1,020 of meat, bananas and washing powder from Aldi, Co-op and Morrisons.

The News & Star website reports that a thief who fled empty-handed from Sainsbury’s store was trying to help a friend whose benefits had been stopped.

Mark Proudfoot attempted to steal laundry products and food valued at £83 by pushing a trolley full of goods past the tills and out of the store, making no attempt to pay.