Category Archives: Shoplifting

As reported on the Manchester Evening News website, a thief caught trying to steal 13 bottles of wine and champagne has been branded a ‘tourist shoplifter’ by a judge.

Marius Gheorgh, from Romania, and an accomplice attempted to shoplift £500-worth of champagne from a Costco store in Trafford Park.

The Mirror website reports that two mothers lost their jobs after embarking on three shoplifting expeditions in Next, inspired by a friend who stole for her child.

Sarah Boardman and Natalie Graham stole £1,500 worth of items including ladies and gents clothing, children’s outfits and homeware.

The Staffordshire Live website reports that a thief stole more than £1,700 worth of items from shops including Boots, Tesco and Asda in just a few weeks.

Joseph Graham – jailed for nine weeks – targeted high value but easily concealed products such as cosmetics, hair treatment and joints of meat.

The Yorkshire Evening Post website reports that a shoplifter was arrested after he was found with magnets in his boxer shorts.

A court heard that Terrence Miles used an “improvised item” in his underwear to remove security tags from clothing at a White Company store in Leeds.

The Lancashire Telegraph website reports that a mum and son shoplifting team cleared a whole shelf of cosmetics in a branch of Boots, worth £1,364.

Ramona and Sebastian Gavril even returned to the same store three weeks later to steal sun cream worth £449.

The Manchester Evening News website reports that a serial shoplifter has been banned from wearing a hat or any headgear in any supermarket.

The order is in response to thief Sam Taggart’s prolonged two-year stealing spree.