Category Archives: Shoplifting

The Surrey Live website reports that one of Surrey’s most prolific shoplifters has been jailed after admitting to a string of thefts across the county.

Ben Price targeted supermarkets in Godalming, Cobham, Farnham, Guildford, Hersham and Dorking, and was spotted on CCTV stealing alcohol.

The Sun website shows a shocking video that appears to show young children shoplifting from a convenience store whilst their parents distract staff.

Caught on CCTV, a young boy can be seen apparently hand-picking a number of items from a shelf and stuffing them into a bag on the floor.

The Hampshire Chronicle website reports that a thief who stole from TK Maxx on three separate occasions, has been given an eight-week curfew which forbids him to leave his house between the hours of 7pm to 7am.

Kevin John Blake stole shirts, jumpers and jackets from TK Maxx in the Brooks shopping centre in Winchester.

According to the Grimsby Live website, a shoplifter with more than 150 convictions deliberately got caught again in a bid to jump a seven-month queue for drug treatment.

Jill Moore had finished a jail term and, after her release, tried to get help from an agency for her drug addiction.

The Leader website reports that a prolific shoplifter from Wrexham has been jailed after stealing whilst serving a suspended sentence.

Claire Louise Jones had previous convictions for 169 offences, committing crimes over the years to feed her drug addiction.

According to the Retail Times website, the UK retail industry suffered from an average of 1,035 incidents every day in 2018, based on analysis of the latest police data.

The stats reveal that retailers reported 377,850 incidents in 2018, with no suspect identified in 42% of cases.