Category Archives: Shoplifting

As reported in the Gloucester Citizen, a bodybuilding ‘addict’ has been banned from every Gloucester shop after terrorising traders for two years.

James Smith has 40 convictions for stealing items including protein powder and meat to feed his compulsion to work out every day.

Metro reports that a pair of Polish brothers have been deported from the UK after they committed a string of crimes including burglaries, thefts and public order offences in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

According to The Sun, a shopaholic who sold stolen goods on eBay while fraudulently claiming thousands of pounds in benefits has been ordered to pay back the remainder of her ill-gotten gains.

Kristina Roberts had previously admitted four counts of benefit fraud between 2009 and 2013, and received a suspended prison sentence relating to selling good good on eBay that she had stolen from shops.

According to The Drinks Business, a survey of around 100 shops across the UK has found that alcohol was still the number one item targeted by shoplifters, despite increased measures by retailers to protect their stock.

A serial shoplifter stole three Dyson vacuum cleaners during three separate thieving sprees in Taunton, according to thisisthewestcountry.co.uk.

Jamie Weetman pleaded guilty to three charges of theft from Sainsbury’s, in Billet Street, Taunton.

The Daily Star reports that the plastic bag tax has sparked a shoplifting boom as thieves walk out of stores with piles of goods.

According to the CPS, the number of shoplifting cases had risen by 20% since England brought in the 5p charge in October.