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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.
£2m Fake Goods Seized
According to The Bolton News website, a huge haul of £2M worth of fake goods was seized from a shop in Farnworth.
Police and Bolton Council trading standards officers launched a joint raid on the premises after member of the public reported that counterfeit goods were being sold.
read moreCouncil FM Stole £933k
The Mirror website reports that a senior finance manager at a local council stole almost £1m of taxpayers money to fund his gambling addiction.
A court heard how Alan Doig transferred £934,343.30 of money meant to pay for public services from Gedling Borough Council into his own bank accounts.
read morePoliceman Stole 4kg Of Cocaine
The Mail Online website reports that a cop has been accused of stealing almost four kilos of cocaine from his own force.
PC Andrew Talbot was caught after he accidentally dropped a drug wrap in the grounds of his daughter’s primary school, a court was told.
read moreBarista Used Own Card Machine To Steal £4k
According to the Mail Online website, a barista stole £4,000 by sneakily getting customers to pay their bills to his own card machine instead of the company one.
Joe & The Juice employee Brandon Leung spent months using a £70 SumUp chip and pin device to funnel money into his personal bank account.
read moreShoplifting Losses More Than Primark’s Rates
As reported on The Sun website, the UK’s shoplifting epidemic is costing Primark more in losses than it pays in business rates.
George Weston, chief exec of Primark’s parent company Associated British Foods, said shoplifting had become “socially acceptable… with thieves facing no consequences.”
read moreThieves Using Wheelie Bins
As reported on the Mail Online website, shoplifters are using wheelie bins and builders’ bags to clear entire aisles of food and drink.
Paul Gerrard, Co-op’s public affairs director, says supermarkets across the UK are seeing their meat, sweets and alcohol sections entirely removed.
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