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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.
Organised Crime Runs Amok
The Mail Online website reveals that just 12 organised crime gangs are allegedly behind a quarter of all shoplifting offences across England and Wales.
A joint operation between police and retailers has revealed that some foreign offenders working for gangs are flying in to steal on budget flights.
read morePlanet Organic Lose £900k Annually
According to the BBC News website, the head of security at the Planet Organic chain has said the company loses “£900,000 a year” from shoplifting.
Richard Fowler said some shoppers feel “entitled” to steal from the chain, because they shop there regularly.
read moreAccountant Stole £600k
The BBC News website reports that a serial fraudster stole nearly £600,000 from his employer after lying to a recruitment agency to get his job.
Andrew Maxted took the money from the building company, where he worked as an accountant, to buy luxury cars and holidays.
read moreStash Of Fake Vapes Seized
According to the Northumberland Gazette website, over 3,800 non-compliant disposable vapes have been seized from a premises in Ashington.
Officers were tipped off by received intelligence that the shop was supplying vaping products with puff counts over ten times the legal limit.
read moreNurse Got Top NHS Job With Fake CV
As reported on the Daily Record website, a nurse faked qualifications to get a senior job at an NHS hospital and claimed she had been shot while serving in the Army.
Tanya Nasir claimed she was a Major in the British Army, and invented a string of fake medical qualifications to get the role.
read moreHoliday Camp Worker Stole £13k
The Island Echo website reports that a holiday park employee stole more than £13,000 by simply refunding business transactions onto her personal bank cards.
Kathryn Lucas made the fraudulent transactions over a period of less than two years, and initially claimed her family were being chased by loan sharks.
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