Category Archives: Shoplifting

According to The Mirror, Tesco has installed CCTV at self checkouts in a selection of stores as part of a crackdown on shoplifters.

Shoppers’ faces will now appear on screens above each checkout at the stores, with a written warning in each bagging area.

According to Metro, a Tesco worker died following an incident at a branch of the supermarket.

Hilary Simmons – remembered as a ‘much-loved mummy, wife, family member, friend and colleague’ – died after being taken ill at a Tesco Express store in Middlesbrough.

According to The Sun, tools used by shoplifters to remove security tags from stolen goods could be bought on eBay for as little as £3.

The tools featured powerful magnets, which sellers claimed can disable stores’ security measures in seconds.

According to The Sun, YouTube is hosting videos that teach people how to bypass high street store security alarms and remove security tags.
One shoplifting video showed how to line a bag with foil and clingfilm to avoid triggering alarms. It stated: “This is very effective. Now you can go and steal as much as you can.”

According to Metro, a homeless shoplifter burst into tears in court after begging magistrates to jail her so she wouldn’t end up back on the streets.

Julie Drever asked a court to jail her for shoplifting, then broke down and started shouting “Please!”, when it looked as though she would be spared the prison term.

As reported in the News & Star, Carlisle police caught people as young as 15 shoplifting in the city during a recent covert operation.

Officers in plain clothes joined constables, PCSOs, retail security staff and CCTV operators for a special operation, during which seven shoplifters were detained.