Category Archives: Technology

The BBC News website reports that a scheme to summon suspected shoplifters to court without arresting them will speed up justice over Christmas.

Newcastle City Centre shop owners are sending CCTV footage of culprits caught in the act straight to police, who fast-track them to court without them being in custody.

The Birmingham Live website reports that a thief was tracked on Snapchat after stealing £25,000 from his workplace before trying to flee the country.

Sam Job was an operations manager at a cash delivery company and was responsible for cash being sorted and prepared for delivery in a secure vault.

The Sussex Police website reports that they are the the first force in the country to fit prolific shoplifters with location monitoring tags.

Repeat shoplifting offenders will be issued with Buddi tags – discreet GPS ankle devices – as part of a CBO or with agreement from probation services.

The BBC News website reports that Sainsbury’s is planning to introduce facial recognition technology across its supermarkets.

The retailer has begun an eight-week trial in two stores as part of a crackdown on the crime, which has increased sharply in recent years.

The Independent website reports that social media site LinkedIn has warned users about a scam that many job hunters are falling foul of online.

The professional networking site revealed that over a third of job scams reported on the platform globally now involve offers to write or improve CVs.

The BBC News website reports that an admin worker stole more than £16,000 from a family-run construction firm, leaving the business “devastated”.

Angela Townend – the only person outside the family to have access to the company’s business account – stole the money on repeated occasions.