Category Archives: Shoplifting

Police in South Derbyshire are set to launch a crackdown on shoplifting in the run-up to the festive season.

Business owners and staff members will be offered top tips on how to ‘spot a shoplifter’ as well as being given advice on how to deal with someone who has stolen something.

A judge has condemned a shoplifting family who stole designer clothes and sold them online.

According to the York Press, Dawn Bainbridge and her two daughters stole clothes from high street stores over a four-month period and sold them via Facebook for more than £7,000.

Retailers in South Tyneside are being urged to get advice about how to reduce the risk of their premises being targeted by shoplifters.

South Tyneside Council has joined forces with Northumbria Police to offer businesses the chance to get tips about how they can help to deter shoplifting on their premises.

The Lincolnshire Echo has revealed almost 5,000 incidents of shoplifting were recorded in Lincoln over the last three years, with around 30 cases recorded in the city each week.

David Dexter, chairman of the Lincoln branch of the Federation of Small Businesses, accused police of too often ignoring such crimes.

A mother-and-daughter crime duo have admitted being part of a shoplifting gang who sold their stolen wares on Facebook.

Dawn Bainbridge, 46, and Claire Bainbridge, 21, took clothing and property from high street chain stores which would then be advertised for sale over the social networking site and on eBay.

According to the Hull Daily Mail, a shoplifter who has chalked-up 115 convictions has been jailed to protect security guards.

Sherrie Marsters, 26, is known to become intoxicated on drugs and alcohol before stealing and abusing security guards who apprehend her.