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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.

Drug Addicts Funded By £300k eBay Sales

According to the Bristol Post, twin sisters sold stolen goods worth £300,000 on eBay, in order to fund drug addicts.

Between 2011 and 2016, Lillian Bowers and Helen Thomas turned from hobby eBay traders to selling thousands of stolen items to the tune of some £300,000, after Bowers’ son Dean started to get his mum to sell stolen items to fund his drug addiction.

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£118,000 ATM Thief Spared Jail

According to Mail Online, an ex-prison officer who stole £118,000 from cash points was allowed to walk free from court after claiming prisoners would recognise him inside.

Chris Farrow and his colleague Jason Nixon, stole thousands from ATMs while working as delivery drivers across the north of England.

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Worker Stole Computer Games In Trousers

The News & Star reports that a night-shift worker at Argos stole computer games worth over £800 by stuffing them down his trousers.

Peter Sharman stole 23 games – some he sold on and others he kept, so he could use them himself – as he committed what his lawyer admitted was an “utterly stupid” crime.

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Duo’s Day-Long Shoplifting Spree

The Lurgan Mail reports that two women travelled from Dublin to Northern Ireland for a shoplifting spree, netting themselves almost £2,000-worth of goods in one day.

Margaret O’Reilly and Margaret Maughan stole electrical goods, cosmetics, homeware and clothing from across Lurgan and Newry.

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Gambling Addict Stole 2k Bottles Of Fragrance

As reported in Somerset’s County Gazette, an employee stole 2,000 bottles of Estée Lauder fragrance from his employer, worth £203,000 on the high street.

Paul Deacon started selling the bottles of Tom Ford branded perfume for £2 to £3, but then charged between £20 and £30 for the items on eBay.

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Thief Used Knife To Help Shoplift

As reported in the News & Star, a thief took a knife into a Carlisle supermarket to aid his shoplifting.
After stealing Bluetooth speakers from Asda, he returned the next day, this time bringing a Stanley knife to sever security tags.

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