Category Archives: Shoplifting

According to Kent Online, a woman branded Canterbury’s most prolific criminal is back behind bars after notching up her 278th conviction.

Joanne Jones’ latest victims included an 11-year-old girl and a city centre store which she targeted four times – despite being banned from the shop.

As reported in The Sun, a 19-year-old thief escaped jail – despite stealing £1,000 worth of goods from an Apple store – and said it ‘was never her plan to shoplift’.

Nafisa Akhtar, 19, also swiped £760 of goods from a Harvey Nichols store – decking herself out in Gucci accessories for her court appearance.

BBC News reports that retailers are warning that a sharp rise in shoplifting is being fuelled partly by police forces not investigating the theft of items worth less than £200.

Persistent offenders are apparently exploiting a change in the law that allows for more minor cases to be dealt with by post.

The Bristol Post reports that a woman took an 11-year-old child with her on a shoplifting trip.

CCTV cameras picked up the girl running out of a JD Sports branch with clothes worth £416, and police later located the youngster with Charlotte Cassidy by a BMW car, containing the stolen goods.

As reported in the Derby Telegraph, a 58-year-old grandmother has “caused disgrace to her family” after being caught shoplifting.

Sharon Comery entered Iceland in Ilkeston and began filling her shopping basket with goods, but was also spied on CCTV putting items in her bag as she walked around the aisles.

Gazette Live reports how a security team in Middlesborough has installed a new, hi-tech CCTV system in the town’s shopping district in the run up to Christmas.

The new, 4k ultra high-definition system will hopefully help staff win the battle against shoplifting – after a notable rise in crime.