Latest News
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.
Disability Charity Shuts After £120k Theft
The BBC News website reports that a disability charity had to shut after a finance worker stole £120,000 from its accounts.
Steven Hughes had been given a second chance after previously stealing – and repaying – £32,000 from the charity.
read moreFuel Theft Scheme Netted £7k
The Press & Journal website reports that three men stole fuel worth over £7,000 and sold it at bargain basement prices.
William Benson and Allan Jamies used company fuel cards to sell on diesel to William Gillan for just £1 per litre.
read moreChairman Disbarred For Education Lies
The BBC News website reports that the chairman of Essex County Cricket Club has been disbarred by the Barristers’ Tribunal Service over claims he lied about studying at Oxford University.
Anurag Mohindru faced an allegation of fabricating his academic credentials to boost a job application to a top barrister’s chamber.
read morePharmacist Stole Mounjaro
The Chemist and Druggist website reports that a pharmacist stole 40 boxes of Mounjaro and 60 boxes of dihydrocodeine with a combined total value of more than £4,000.
Kurt Day was caught taking the items on Well Pharmacy CCTV and pleaded guilty to theft.
read moreIT Worker Stole Laptops
According to the Manchester Evening News website, an IT worker stole laptops worth over £67,000 from his employers before selling them online.
]James Bardsley made ‘serial, organised’ thefts whilst working for a recruitment consultancy business for about two years.
read moreSainsbury’s To Trial Facial Recognition
The BBC News website reports that Sainsbury’s is planning to introduce facial recognition technology across its supermarkets.
The retailer has begun an eight-week trial in two stores as part of a crackdown on the crime, which has increased sharply in recent years.
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