Category Archives: Shoplifting

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.

A District Judge banned a 24-year-old shoplifter from entering any shop or shopping centre in Northern Ireland, according to UTV.

Declan Kinsella, from the Waterside area of Londonderry, was told that his criminality was getting into the realm of a professional shoplifter and traders had to be protected from him.

Petrol stations and supermarkets are encouraging theft by failing to take measures to stop customers leaving without paying. A Home Office minister has questioned whether police should respond to motorists driving off without paying for fuel, if retailers are not willing to stop the practice by demanding pre-payment at the pump.