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A selection of news stories from across the UK, relating to civil recovery, retail theft, employment screening, online fraud and other subjects relevant to the services and crime deterrent solutions that CRS can offer your business.
Thief Jailed ‘To Give Shop Owners A Rest’
The Northern Echo website reports that a serial shoplifter has been jailed for more than 20 months to give shop owners a ‘rest from her activities’.
Joanne Swift stuffed stolen goods up her jumper and filled baskets full of meat, make-up and drinks before leaving without paying from various stores, including McColl’s, Lidl and TK Maxx.
read moreWebsite Sold Fake Scottish Degrees
Scotland’s The National website reports that its own journalists uncovered a website that offered to sell fake degrees from The University of West Scotland [UWS].
A university spokesperson said: “We take this matter extremely seriously and we know other higher education institutions are facing the same issue.”
read moreCleaner Stole Flight Gifts To Sell Online
The Evening Standard website reports that an airport cleaner stole in-flight alcohol and gift sets from a Heathrow warehouse to sell on eBay.
When raiding Eduard Caia’s house, police discovered an “astounding” stash of goods – “stolen drinks and amenity kits literally stacked floor to ceiling”, a court was told.
read moreP/T Accounts Clerk Stole Over £85k
The Boston Standard website reports that a part-time office and accounts clerk stole more than £85,000 over a seven-year period.
Elizabeth Cullen spent thousands of pounds on clothes, holidays, a new kitchen, beauty treatment, and private health care using money she stole from a car dealership.
read moreBelfast Bank Teller Stole £6,500
The Belfast Telegraph website reports that a 25-year-old Belfast man stole £6,500 from his employer, Nationwide, to fund his gambling addiction.
A court heard that Stuart Kennedy stole the money over a two-week period and then gambled with it at a local Ladbrokes bookmakers.
read moreThief Banned From ALL Shops But One
The Mirror website reports that a woman has been banned from EVERY shop in England, apart from a single branch of Tesco, after a spate of shoplifting.
Anna Burns has not been sentenced for a series of thefts from big name stores, as she has failed to turn up at court on numerous occasions.
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