Category Archives: Shoplifting

The Bristol Live website reports that twin sisters were persuaded to sell stolen goods online in order to fund drug addicts, raking in around £300,000 over a five year period.

Lillian Bowers’ son initially started to get his mum to sell stolen items to fund his drug addiction, and soon enlisted the help of her sister Helen Thomas.

The Manchester Evening News website reports that a homeless man who was caught shoplifting booze and Boots gift sets claimed he was ‘simply stealing to survive’.

Mark Gary Giles was first caught shoplifting bottles of alcohol worth £164.25 from a Sainsbury’s store in Altrincham, and pulled out a knife when confronted.

According to the Derbyshire Live website, some stores in Swadlincote are not reporting shoplifting offences for fear of future repercussions.

A local councillor spoke out after police had stated that most of the area’s usual shoplifting culprits would be out of prison by Christmas.

The Dorset Echo reports that police are investigating videos that have appeared on social media that allegedly show teenage girls brazenly shoplifting in Weymouth.

In one video a group can be seen giggling and shouting in a phone and vaping shop before appearing to steal smoking paraphernalia.

The Manchester Evening News reports that a ‘wild’ shoplifter stole from shops 63 times during a stealing spree that netted him over £23,000 in seven months.

Paul Gillespie raided dozens of shops including TK Maxx, Boots, Sports Direct, Marks and Spencer and Peacocks picking up what he could find.

The Hartlepool Mail reports that addicts stealing to buy drugs is the main cause of shoplifting in Hartlepool, rather than stealing due to hunger, according to community safety experts.

A study analysed crime figures and interviews with offenders and discovered that ‘shoplifting remains the offence of choice for the most prolific criminals.’