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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.
Gran Stole £1.5M
The Daily Record website reports that a grandmother from Aberdeen stole more than £1.5 million from her employer and enjoyed expensive family holidays, bought new cars and set up savings accounts for her grandchildren.
Coleen Muirhead set up a bogus client account under the name of ‘G Anderson’.
read moreCounty Lines-style Gangs Target Stores
The Mail Online website reports that Britain’s high streets are having to endure large-scale shoplifting, targeted by county lines-style gangs stealing items to order.
Chain retailers and independent businesses are suffering from the crime epidemic fuelled by people struggling with food bills amid high inflation.
read moreStolen Tools Sold On Ebay
The Northern Echo website reports that a machine operator stole precision engineering tools – worth more than £134k – from his employer to sell on eBay.
A court heard how Isaac Okafor carried out the thefts to make money, in part to contribute to his seriously ill father’s medical bills in Nigeria.
read moreMuseum Artefacts Sold On Ebay
According to the GB News website, a former employee of the British Museum is being investigated after artefacts were stolen and offered for sale on eBay.
The museum believes one of its curators could be guilty of stealing tens of millions of pounds worth of items whilst in its employ for over 30 years.
read more1m Fake Watches In UK
According to the Fashion United website, recent research conducted by Watchfinder & Co., identified 1,010,572 fake watches circulating within the UK market.
An estimated 40 million counterfeit watches are sold worldwide annually, resulting in profits exceeding 1 billion dollars.
read more£5m Fake Goods Seized In Camden
As reported on the City Of London Police website, counterfeit clothing, handbags and fakr watches – worth an estimated loss to the fashion industry of £5 million, were seized in Camden, north London.
Officers seized the fake goods from two shops on Camden High Street and three people were arrested.