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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.
“Covid” Thief Coughed On Officer
According to the Stoke-On-Trent Live website, a shoplifter told a police officer she had Covid, before deliberately coughing towards her twice.
Jessica Bosson was arrested after stealing a bottle of Malibu and a bottle of Southern Comfort worth £30, from a branch of Sainsbury’s.
read moreEmployee Stole £1.9m
The BBC News website reports that a woman stole £1.9m from her employers over an eight-year period, to fund her “luxury lifestyle”.
Julie McBrien – jailed for five-and-a-half-years – was in charge of finances for Cookstown-based Northern Mouldings Limited.
read moreBarman Stole Over £35k
The Daily Record website reports that a pub worker embezzled more than £35,000 from the bar where he worked, over a two-year period.
Graham Barr – jailed for 30 months – stole the money while cashing up the tills at the Canny Man bar in Ayrshire.
read moreThieves Stole ‘Because Of Brexit’
The Westmoreland Gazette website reports that two women stole groceries worth nearly £200 from a supermarket then blamed the offence on Brexit and supply chain issues.
Elizabeth Taylor and Catherine Griffiths attempted to steal from Morrisons in Barrow, concealing items under black bins bags, before paying for some items at the checkout.
read more‘Reformed’ Thief Reoffends In Days
According to the Teesside Live website, a thief who is “addicted” to shoplifting embarked on another crime spree just days after telling a judge she was ‘turning her life around’.
Leanne Stapleton told a court in September that she was “actually tired of it all now”, but committed further offences while on police and court bail.
read moreGCSE Faker Misspelt Own Name
According to the Portsmouth News website, a Royal Navy sailor faked GCSE certificates, but was caught out because he spelt his own name wrong.
Leading Seaman Ian O’Mahoney claimed he received B and C grades in his English GCSE exams and forged two AQA exam board certificates.
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