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The Birmingham Live website reports that a Romanian shoplifting gang travelled up and down the country to steal £4,000 worth of perfume from shops in an organised operation.

A court was told that the gang visited busy shopping venues where they blatantly stole large quantities of expensive scent from large stores.

The Scottish Sun reports that a maintenance manager stole TVs, lights and computer equipment from the hotel where he worked, and then sold them on eBay.

Gordon Cameron was caught when his work computer was searched and found he’d auctioned off almost £2,500 of goods, some for a fraction of their value.

An article in The Sun reports that a pharmacy worker has been jailed for 22 months after admitting theft from his employers.

Andrew Simpson stole drugs and make-up worth nearly £300,000, selling the over-ordered stock via an eBay account.

According to the Eastern Daily Press website, a gambling addict took more than £220,000 from Norwich’s Catholic Cathedral while volunteering as its treasurer.

Rene Mugenzi siphoned off the cash from the bank account at St John the Baptist Cathedral and into his own between March 2016 and May 2018.

The Ipswich Star website reports that a shoplifter has been jailed after repeatedly stealing vacuum cleaners from B&M stores.

James Baker was identified on CCTV footage as being responsible for stealing five vacuums from B&M – along with a speaker worth £100.

The Wales Online website reports that a pub chef with 181 previous criminal convictions repaid the trust his employer had shown in him by stealing thousands of pounds from the business.

Richard Wakefield let himself into the bar in the dead of night and took “at least” £5,200 from the tills and safe.