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The BBC News website reports that an estimated £6m-worth of fake goods, including designer trainers, tech products, perfumes and contraband cigarettes, have been seized by police and trading standards officers in Rochdale.

The counterfeit goods were found in seven units and two men have been arrested.

The Wales Online website reports that a finance manager stole £140,000 from her employers years after being jailed for leaving another employer out of pocket.

Victoria King earned £45,000 annually, but paid herself an extra £7,500 a month by fiddling the books.

The Sky News website reports that a prolific shoplifter carried out a 22-month shoplifting spree at a London store, where he stole board games, books and toys.

Paul Mangal repeatedly targeted a Waterstones store on The Broadway in Crouch End, Haringey, north London, stealing more than £3,000 worth of goods.

According to the Plymouth Live website, a bakery worker has admitted stealing tens of thousands of pounds in cash from her workplace over an eight-year period.

Cathryn Horsfield admitted theft by an employee to the value of £111,296 between January 2014 and February 2022.

According to the Wales247 website, a cashier has been jailed for a year after stealing thousands of pounds from her employer.

Rebecca Hanford’s fraud was uncovered when the business noted a shortfall of approximately £55,000 in their accounts.

According to the Metropolitan Police website, police officers made 15 arrests as part of an initiative to disrupt an organised shoplifting gang operating in SW London.
Eight shops were raided after they were suspected of buying items such as food and alcohol that had been stolen from major retailers and selling them on at lower prices.