Category Archives: Shoplifting

Sky News reports that businesses complain theft from their shops is viewed as a “victimless” crime by police.

Whilst a survey shows a 36% rise in the money lost in shop thefts – the highest figure for a decade – most shoplifting goes unreported because shopkeepers do not believe the police will respond.

Some retailers are slapping security tags on energy drinks. Tesco has reportedly tagged £1.46 cans of Monster Ripper, after a spate of thefts.

One retail source said: “Tagging is going through the roof to keep pace with thefts. Some supermarkets have them on sandwiches and Pot Noodles.”

The Telegraph reports that a man who handed his CV into a supermarket looking for a job was caught shoplifting on the way out.

Luke Scott, 29, walked into a branch of Asda in South Shields, gave his resume to staff then picked up an electric shaver and hid it under his coat as left.

Newport businesses say they are working to combat shoplifting in the run-up to Christmas.

“Each year in Newport, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour causes local businesses a huge loss of money, income and good feeling to the local community, as well as unemployment and closure of businesses.”

Eastern European victims of people trafficking are being exploited by criminal gangs to carry out weekends of high-end shoplifting.

UK-based gang leaders are bringing groups of up to 20 people over from countries such as Poland and Lithuania to target designer shops during trips lasting just a few days.

The Daily Mail reports that prolific shoplifters are being tracked by road cameras to stop them stealing in the build up to Christmas.

Police are using automatic number plate recognition to crack down on thieves at a time of when retailers see an annual boom in shoplifting.