Category Archives: Shoplifting

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.

Police in Newton Abbot have issued images of two suspects they wish to identify following a spate of high value shoplifting offences across Devon. The two suspects are believed to be responsible for a series of high value shoplifting offences that have occurred in Newton Abbot, Plymouth and East Devon.

According to Talking Retail, the Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) has called for a new crackdown on shoplifting.

“[Shoplifting is] putting pressure on small independent retailers whose margins are frequently tight, ” said NIIRTA chief executive Glyn Roberts.