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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.

Thief Stole Fake Tan Worth £280

The Wakefield Express website reports that a prolific shoplifter stole over £280-worth of fake tan during a major thieving spree.

Channon Banks – released from prison on New Year’s Eve 2019 – stole clothes and bedding worth over £2,000 in January alone.

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Bookkeeping Fraudster To Pay Back £67k

According to the Argus website, a greedy bookkeeper who stole from her employers to fund luxury holidays, jaunts, and handbags has been told to pay back the cash.

Lynne Boakes – serving a prison sentence for stealing more than £100,000 from her employer – paid herself a higher salary and created fake invoices.

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GBBO Winner ‘Banned From Waitrose’

The Metro website reports that Great British Bake Off winner Frances Quinn has reportedly been banned from Waitrose after accusations of shoplifting.

Quinn was reportedly stopped by undercover store detectives at a branch of the posh supermarket in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

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43-Year-Old Thief Stole Pokémon Cards

The Derbyshire Live website reports that a middle-aged man stole £129 of Pokémon products from his local branch of Tesco.

A court heard that Craig Brooks entered the supermarket in Long Eaton and left having failed to pay for the popular collectable cards.

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Brewery Worker Stole Over £400k

The Morning Advertiser website reports that an accounts worker stole over £400,000 from her employer, where she had worked for more 40 years.

Lesley Freestone, who worked at the Cornwall-based St. Austell brewery, duplicated invoices and processed payments into her own account over a period of nine years.

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Thief Banned From Every Sainsbury’s

The Coventry Live website reports that a thief who stole alcohol on three occasions from the same store in Warwick has been banned from every Sainsbury’s in the UK.

Kelly Toolan is not allowed to enter any Sainsbury’s store in the UK until April 2022 after a shoplifting spree this year which netted her £350-worth of booze.

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