Category Archives: Shoplifting

As reported on the Grocery Gazette website, the government is planning to reverse the current £200 threshold in its shoplifting charter, to better tackle the rise in retail crime.

The government is set to remove the 2014 shoplifting legislation, which makes shop theft involving property with a value of £200 or less, a summary-only offence.

According to the Sky News website, a prolific shoplifter has been banned from wearing wigs, after using them to disguise herself whilst on stealing sprees.

Hannah Roberts had worn a variety of hairpieces after repeatedly ignoring a ban on entering certain stores in Gloucester city centre.

The Kent Online website reports that a former beauty consultant told a court that she made “the biggest mistake of her life”, after a £600 shoplifting spree.

Rasa Cmeliauskaite stole from four shops over two days, including John Lewis, Boots and Marks and Spencer.

As reported on the Metro website, a network of shoplifters have managed to steal at least £73,000 worth of champagne from UK shops before trafficking it abroad.

The group wear Bluetooth headsets to communicate whilst committing the thefts in ‘mafia-style’ operations.

The Civil Society website reports that some charity retailers in the UK have reported an increase in shoplifting and anti-social behaviour in their shops.

According to a recent survey of 34 organisations, most acknowledged an increase in incidents, ranging from anti-social behaviour to verbal abuse and theft.

The Metro website reports that Tanya Liddle, who has been dubbed Britain’s most prolific shoplifter, has been convicted for the 171st time.

Liddle has been arrested almost 400 times and is so well known among shopkeepers in Newcastle she wears an array of hats to disguise herself.