Category Archives: Shoplifting

As reported on the the Express website, a mother has been spared a jail term, despite taking her young child out shoplifting for toys days before Christmas.

Lyndsey Halliwell bundled toys worth £123 into carrier bags in a busy WH Smith branch, before trying to run away with them.

The Warrington Guardian website reports that a gang of thieves has been jailed for over 20 years, after running a ‘planned and professional’ shoplifting operation across the length and breadth of the UK.

The six men, – all Romanian nationals – succeeded in stealing goods with a minimum value of £161,678.

The Chronicle Live website reports that a career criminal with 250 offences to his name has been jailed after his latest shoplifting spree.

Neil Ganjel targeted the same branch of Boots five times in just three days, often dashing inside, grabbing make-up and razors then fleeing without paying.

We’re not 100% sure that this isn’t an April Fool’s gag, but the Daily Mail website reports that supermarkets have been forced to add GPS tracker systems to meat to deter thieves from stealing high-value products.

The Co-op have put plastic containers on foods that can only be opened by checkout staff.

The Leicestershire Live website reports that a serial shoplifter told a court she goes thieving because it gives her a ‘high’.

Danielle Hawthorne, who has 22 previous convictions, said that stealing also helps her deal with her anxiety and depression.

The Birmingham Live website reports that a prolific thief has been banned from every M&S and Co-op shop in the UK along with 3,967 Tesco stores.

Alex Bingham – jailed for six months – will be banned from any retail premises in Gloucestershire expect for pharmacies and post offices.