Category Archives: Shoplifting

The Leicestershire Live website reports that a prolific thief with 148 previous convictions, was “unable to stop himself” shoplifting from an Asda superstore.

Lance Carroll attempted to steal a carrier bag full of razor blades and electric toothbrushes, taking them to the customer toilets to rip off the security tags.

According to the Stoke-On-Trent Live website, a shoplifter told a police officer she had Covid, before deliberately coughing towards her twice.

Jessica Bosson was arrested after stealing a bottle of Malibu and a bottle of Southern Comfort worth £30, from a branch of Sainsbury’s.

The Westmoreland Gazette website reports that two women stole groceries worth nearly £200 from a supermarket then blamed the offence on Brexit and supply chain issues.

Elizabeth Taylor and Catherine Griffiths attempted to steal from Morrisons in Barrow, concealing items under black bins bags, before paying for some items at the checkout.

According to the Teesside Live website, a thief who is “addicted” to shoplifting embarked on another crime spree just days after telling a judge she was ‘turning her life around’.

Leanne Stapleton told a court in September that she was “actually tired of it all now”, but committed further offences while on police and court bail.

The BBC News website reports that a woman from Dublin stole two Mulberry handbags worth a total of £1,890 from a House Of Fraser store in Belfast in July 2016.

Catherine Gaffney also shoplifted a further three Mulberry handbags worth a total of £3,000 in November of the same year

The Chronicle Live website reports that Tesco has put security barriers on the alcohol aisle on one of its stores as a trial to prevent shoplifting.

The barriers completely block off the booze section of a Tesco Extra in Sutton Coldfield, as the store has shoplifting problems during the night, when less staff are available.