Category Archives: Shoplifting

According to the BBC News website, a former prolific shoplifter has told an investigation how he regularly sold stolen items to other shops.

Ross would sell directly to shops across Leeds, but would also steal to order for a so-called middle man, who would then sell on the goods.

According to the South Wales Argus website, a prolific shoplifter travelled the length and breadth of the UK to commit a national crime spree.

But, Romanian national Alexandru-Iulian Dima was finally arrested in Pontypridd and has been jailed for four years.

The Mail Online website reports that a Romanian ‘professional’ shoplifter who stole goods worth over £3,500 has been pared jail as she is ‘struggling’ financially.

During a 100-mile thieving spree, Manuela Dinu hit stores in Northamptonshire, Cheshire and Leicestershire, along with up to two male accomplices.

The BBC News website reports that owners of independent shops in Norwich city centre have said there is “very little” they can do about shoplifting.

Bookshop owner Leanne Fridd, said shoplifting has put up the cost of insurance, adding: “It really does have an impact on us, especially as a family business.”

As reported on the BBC News website, a shoplifter who stole 798 Cadbury’s Creme Eggs has been jailed for eight months.

Layton Richards, from Portsmouth, targeted 19 shops across Hampshire, Dorset and West Sussex, and took £3,463.96 worth of produce and products.

As reported on the Business Matters Magazine website, shoplifting offences are soaring, with criminals seemingly operating “without fear of apprehension.”

The Office for National Statistics reported a 30% increase in annual shoplifting offences, with 443,995 incidents recorded in the year to March 2024.