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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.
Woman Reversed Car At Security Guard
According to News North Wales, a woman reversed her car at a security guard while trying to avoid being detained for shoplifting.
Jodie Underhill pleaded guilty at Chester Magistrates Court to one count of theft and one count of driving without due care and attention.
read moreBogus Refunds Netted Worker £2k
A story in the South Wales Evening Post gives details of a shop worker who stole more than £2,000 from his employer by carrying out bogus refunds for goods and pocketing the cash.
Toby Levy rang 110 transactions through the tills at the Rugby Heaven shop in Swansea, issuing refunds for sports goods that had never actually been sold.
read moreWoman Gambled Away Stolen £1.3m
The Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard reports that a woman who worked as personal assistant to the head of a law firm, has admitted stealing almost £1.3million from her employer – and gambling most of it away.
Portuguese born Sandra Rebeira bought a BMW, a speedboat and a house in Portugal with some of the stolen funds but gambled most of it on online betting sites.
read moreShopworker Stole Ink To Sell On eBay
The Liverpool Echo carries a story of a supermarket worker who stole £10,000 worth of ink cartridges and sold them on eBay.
James Worrall also helped himself to Blu-Ray discs over the four years he worked at an ASDA store in Bootle.
read moreJail For ‘£1,000-A-Week’ Shoplifter
One of the UK’s most prolific thieves has been jailed after bragging that he makes a £1,000-a-weekshoplifting.
Jamie Forbes has racked up more than 300 convictions and, after being stopped by a security guard at an ASDA, he boasted: “I can get a grand a week out of you lot.”
read moreSerial Shoplifter Jailed
The Derby Telegraph reports that a serial shoplifter from Derby has been jailed after three thefts in a week.
Kyle Marshall targeted the same store twice in two days and a third just two days later. His first offence saw him steal cosmetics from the Newhall branch of Boots on May 9.
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