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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 Stole Booze ‘To Pay Rent’
Stoke-On-Trent Live reports that a ‘desperate’ shoplifter stole bottles of alcohol from Sainsbury’s because he could not pay his rent after his housing benefit was stopped.
Ian Lincoln – who has 70 previous convictions for theft and similar offences – was desperate not to lose his accommodation so he took the items to sell on.
read moreThief Stole Scratchcards But Won Nothing
The Greenock Telegraph reports that a debt-ridden shopworker stole £1,500 worth of scratchcards – but didn’t win anthing.
Andrew Lochrie was working at the Co-Op when he helped himself to rolls of the National Lottery instants games hoping to be able to clear his mounting arrears.
read more‘Prince Andrew Lookalike’ Stole Pram
According to the Mirror website, police are hunting for a shoplifter bearing an uncanny resemblance to Prince Andrew, who allegedly stole an expensive pram from Mothercare.
This latest ‘looki-likey’ search follows a shoplifting incident in which a dead-ringer for Ross from the TV show Friends was caught stealing a crate of beer.
read morePlastic Surgeon Had No Medical Training
The Sun reports that a con man impersonated a plastic surgeon and performed operations on patients, despite having no medical training.
Matteo Politi – aka ‘Matty Mode’ – posed as a renowned British surgeon and had began on people in March 2018.
read moreTheft From Supermarkets Rising
The BBC News website reports that incidents of shoplifting in UK supermarkets have risen by nearly 8% between 2014 and 2017.
Shoppers and store owners are bearing the cost of the increase, whilst austerity cutbacks mean that there are ‘not enough police officers to deal with’ the rises.
read moreEstate Agent Stole £300,000
According to the Wales Online website, a lettings manager pocketed more than £300,000 from his hardworking boss and used it to fund a gambling addiction, expensive holidays and fine dining.
Robert Parker was filmed kissing wads of cash whilst stealing them from successful businesswoman Nina Chivers.
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