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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.

Fraudster’s Boss Lost Job

The Liverpool Echo reports that when a fraudster stole nearly £73,000 from his employer, his boss ended up losing his job.

David Peter James abused his position as Finance Manager to steal cash from the Japanese-owned Exedy Clutch Europe in Runcorn.

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Shopaholic Bookkeeper Stole £400k

According to the Birmingham Live website, a shopaholic bookkeeper stole nearly £400,000 from her employer to prop up her unaffordable lifestyle.

Suki Smith was self-employed and worked at Farleigh Property Ltd. one day a week to process the firm’s invoices.

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Prolific Thief Jailed

According to the Manchester Evening News, a prolific thief who threatened a supermarket security guard with a hypodermic needle has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.

Lee Thompson was arrested by police who saw him driving a stolen car in Hyde.

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UPS Guards Stole iPhones Worth £200k

A gang of security guards stole £200k-worth of iPhones but were caught when they bragged about their crimes online.

Mohammed Miah, Jaleel Khan, Soyfur Rahman and Mohammed Aamar, employed as security guards at a UPS distribution centre, brazenly drove out of the warehouse with boxes of phones.

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Shoplifter Stole £3k In One Day

Stoke On Trent Live reports that a serial shoplifter has been jailed after stealing thousands of pounds worth of goods from four of the UK’s biggest retailers.

Jacqueline Deaville’s crime spree included stealing nearly £3,000-worth of goods from Boots, Longton, in just one day – a third of the store’s weekly takings.

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Man’s Ten-Day Thieving Spree

The Lancashire Telegraph reports that a man’s ‘intense personal crisis’ led him to embark on a 10-day shoplifting spree, which netted him goods worth £500.

Dean Roberth Smethhurst got into financial difficulties, fell in with the wrong crowd and started to use heroin after being unable to obtain a pedlar’s licence.

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