Category Archives: Shoplifting

The Courier reports that two pensioners claimed they took shoplifting ‘day trips’ and were forced to steal as they didn’t have enough money to live off.

William Wilson and Davina Cowan stated that they struggled to live off their pensions and Wilson initially believed he could steal from shops if it was OK for celebrities to do so.

As reported in the Express, one of Scotland’s most senior police officers tried to give Tesco staff the slip after he was caught with three beef fillets in his pocket.

A court was told that Assistant Chief Constable John Mauger gave a false name to the security guards who apprehended him in a Teso Extra store in Colchester.

According to the Press & Journal, a new police report has shown that incidents of common assault in Aberdeen city centre have almost halved in the last five years, but shoplifting has risen dramatically during the same period, with clothing and cosmetics most popular stolen items.

According to exclusive analysis of crime statistics by The Mirror, Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent is the most crime-hit shoplifting location in the UK, with a staggering 611 shoplifting offences between in the 12 months to February, or 1.7 offences per day.

Debenhams in Manchester came second in the report.

According to the Lytham St Annes Express, a pair of professional shoplifters used a sophisticated ‘daisychain’ scam to target fashion shops in Blackpool.

Charity Moyo and Carolie Nkomo stole dresses, tops and shoes from Topshop and Debenhams, so they could return them for a refund at other stores in the North West.

The Gazette & Herald reports that a 66-year-old great-grandmother stole steaks worth £60 from a branch of Waitrose in Chippenham.

Marlene Cousins, who has a long history of shoplifting, sold the steak on for cash, to cover a debt.