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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.
Thieves Target Self-Checkouts
The Talking Retail website reports that supermarkets’ self-checkouts are being particularly targeted by first-time shoplifters who have no criminal background.
According to retail artificial intelligence specialist Scanwatch, UK retailers have reported an 18% rise in theft in the second half 2022 and, in nine out of 10 incidents, self-checkout tills were being used.
read morePharmacy Worker Stole £1.3Million
The Somerset Live website reports that a pharmacy worker funded a ‘fantasy’ lifestyle of holidays and shopping trips with £1.3m he stole from his employers.
Darren Mackenzie – jailed for over five years – brought John Ware Pharmacies to the brink of financial collapse with his outrageous fraud.
read moreFormer Cop Stole £75,000
According to The Bolton News website, a former police officer turned trusted business manager stole more than £75,000 from his employers.
Simon Hindley worked as a parts manager and used the company credit card to make thousands of pounds worth of personal purchases.
read moreBus Driver Stole £74k
A story on the Chad website reveals that a bus driver stole £74,000 from his employer and colleagues after racking up spiralling debts.
Andrew Berry was a highly-regarded and trusted member of staff, but a court heard that he abused that trust by stealing tens of thousands of pounds.
read morePharmacy Worker Faked Burglary
The Birmingham Live website reports that an employee at a chemists in Birmingham pretended the premises had been burgled in a bid to hide the fact he had stolen £1,400.
Simon Hodgetts told police that there was a knock at the front door and that he had been confronted by a man with a gun demanding to be let in.
read more£1m Returned To Defrauded Employer
According to the Eastern Daily Press website, more than £1million has been returned to a company defrauded by an employee to feed his gambling addiction.
Andrew May was jailed in 2021 for stealing £1,336,916 from his employer, Sealskinz, following an investigation by Norfolk police.
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