Category Archives: Shoplifting

According to the Peterborough Matters website, a police officer scanned a 7p barcode for carrots instead of a £9.95 box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

PC Simon Read was on duty and in uniform when he purchased four items from Tesco – a tray of 12 doughnuts, the carrots, a sandwich and a drink.

The Aljazeera website reports that Tesco has been accused of racial profiling and fuelling discrimination after displaying anti-shoplifting signs in Romanian.

A woman shared an image on social media of the posters in a Tesco branch in Telford, which warned would-be Romanian thieves of prosecution.

The Kidderminster Shuttle website reports that a drug addict thief stole toys, cosmetics, condoms and lubricant worth more than £2,000.

Kalie Blaymires stole £913 worth of cosmetics in a single shoplifting spree at Marks & Spencer in Worcester.

According to the Independent website, a police officer has been sacked and barred from the professions after being caught stealing £75-worth of food from a branch of Sainsbury’s.

When the constable – who cannot be named for legal reasons – was stopped by security staff at the Sainsbury’s in Bristol, he told them: “I was being a bit cheeky and thought I would chance it”.

The Staffordshire Live website reports that a bottle of orange squash and 11 jars of coffee were among the bizarre items selected by a thief during a shoplifting spree around Uttoxeter.

Andrew Sharpin also took bottles of washing-up liquid and Aptimel baby milk, £75-worth of chocolates, Persil and wine mainly over a three-day period.

The Birmingham Live website reports that a Romanian shoplifting gang travelled up and down the country to steal £4,000 worth of perfume from shops in an organised operation.

A court was told that the gang visited busy shopping venues where they blatantly stole large quantities of expensive scent from large stores.