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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.
Crook Sold Fake Watches On eBay
According to the Sheffield Star, a crook stole counterfeit items – fake watches and boots – from a Trading Standards warehouse and sold them on eBay.
Kevin Johnson, jailed for four-and-a-half years, also handled designer shoes and accessories stolen from local vintage clothing firm Rocket Originals.
read moreM&S Bank Employee Stole £30,000 To Pay Rent
According to The Leader, a team leader at M&S Bank has been jailed for two years after she admitted stealing more than £30,000 from her employers to pay her rent.
Bosses got wind of the fraud after four years and began a protracted investigation that left Langford’s staff feeling deeply anxious that they were under suspicion.
read moreTeenager Banned From All BP Garages
This Is Local London reports that a teenager from Perivale has been banned from all BP service stations in England and Wales by a criminal behaviour order.
Ackem Moran, 18, pleaded guilty to stealing food and drink in May from the BP service station in Western Avenue, Perivale.
read moreShoplifter Reoffends Within Minutes
According to the Lancashire Telegraph, a 32-year-old woman was caught stealing just minutes after being sentenced for previous shoplifting offences.
Heidi Marie Wilson appeared in court after 10am for shoplifting and was then caught at 11am on the same morning stealing perfume from Debenhams.
read moreFake Lawyers Found Out In The UK
Unlock The Law gives details of a man who deliberately misled judges into believing he was a bonafide lawyer.
Mohammed Kabba, 52, was put behind bars after pretending to be a lawyer in a court case involving a Nigerian woman who had overstayed in the UK.
read moreBinman Sold Stolen Waste Bags Online
The Manchester Evening News carries a story of a binman who swiped 8,000 rolls of biodegradable bags from his employers and made more then £11,000 selling them online.
Paul Strickland was meant to hand out the bags on his rounds but instead he stole 1.5m bags and sold them on eBay at £7 a roll.
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