I'm a professional shoplifter and I can make £5,000 a day - if shops go out of business that's not my fault, they should have better security
2 weeks, 3 days ago

I'm a professional shoplifter and I can make £5,000 a day - if shops go out of business that's not my fault, they should have better security

Daily Mail  

A brazen shoplifter, who proudly steals up to £5,000 a day, is adamant shops going bust isn't her fault because they 'should have better security'. A brazen shoplifter, who boasts about her three-year long 'professional' career has said shops need to be better at their jobs The single mother, who turned to lawlessness after the break down of her family, believes stealing upwards of £3,000 worth of goods is a 'victimless crime ' When pressed by journalist Richard Gaisford about the impact of her actions as shops close their doors due to the growing cost of shoplifting, the criminal said it was 'their fault' rather than her own Your browser does not support iframes. It comes as shoplifting offences have risen by 23 per cent to more than 490,000 a year to hit the highest level since records began, new official figures revealed. Police recorded 1.8 million theft offences in the year to September, a two per cent increase driven by shoplifting and a 22 per cent rise in crimes involving theft from a person. A man shoving luxury candles into an empty Waitrose bag in the nearby town of Hersham In another piece of footage, this time from Oxted, a man can be seen squatting down and hurriedly shoving four candles into an open Sainsbury's bag Serial shoplifterThomas McDonagh, 22, and Martin Stokes, 23, targeted Next and Boots stores in Colchester and Chelmsford, Essex, in January 2025 Thomas McDonagh was jailed for 16 months and banned from all Boots stores in Essex.

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Britain's most brazen shoplifters: Experts say high streets have turned into Wild West with staff helpless to stop tide of thieves targeting their stores
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Britain's most brazen shoplifters: Experts say high streets have turned into Wild West with staff helpless to stop tide of thieves targeting their stores

Daily Mail  

Britain's criminal justice system is on 'life-support' and unable to cope with the hordes of brazen shoplifting gangs who have turned the nation's streets into a 'lawless' Wild West. A masked thief - dressed all in black - loading stolen vapes in to a large bag in a Tesco store Thieves are brazenly raiding shops, stealing meats, booze and sweets …

Britain has turned from a nation of shopkeepers into a nation of shoplifters – and we’re all paying a shocking price
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Britain has turned from a nation of shopkeepers into a nation of shoplifters – and we’re all paying a shocking price

The Independent  

In South Ruislip, west London, at around 2pm on a grey day in mid-February, a woman walks into Greggs, fills up her bag with sandwiches, and walks out again. From some angles, there’s little surprise: towards the close of last year, the Trussell Trust revealed that more than 9 million Britons are now vulnerable to reliance on food banks, while …

Moment two brazen shoplifters casually grabbed items off shelf in Holland & Barrett before stuffing them into holdalls and walking out as helpless shop staff watched on
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Moment two brazen shoplifters casually grabbed items off shelf in Holland & Barrett before stuffing them into holdalls and walking out as helpless shop staff watched on

Daily Mail  

Brazen thieves have raided a Holland & Barrett store in east London for weight loss supplements - as helpless staff watched on. There was a robbery at Holland & Barrett in Whitechapel yesterday pic.twitter.com/OZv2HVfsEC — London & UK Street News February 6, 2025 Brazen thieves raided a Holland & Barrett store for weight loss supplements and other vitamins - as …

When did we become a nation of shoplifters?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

When did we become a nation of shoplifters?

The Independent  

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Inside Surrey's shoplifting capital: From the mother-daughter duos working in tandem to well-heeled women stashing goods up their jumpers, how traders in Haslemere have been forced to install panic bu
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Inside Surrey's shoplifting capital: From the mother-daughter duos working in tandem to well-heeled women stashing goods up their jumpers, how traders in Haslemere have been forced to install panic bu

Daily Mail  

Family-run furnishings store Collingwood Batchellor is just the sort of upmarket retailer you’d expect to find in a leafy, middle-class Surrey town such as Haslemere. The independent stores of leafy and peaceful Haslemere, in Surrey, have become a magnet for middle-class, female shoplifters Reporter Sarah Rainey outside the family-run upmarket furnishings store Collingwood Batchellor, whose designer labels attract this new …

Shoplifting soars in England and Wales by staggering amount
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifting soars in England and Wales by staggering amount

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shoplifting has surged to another …

Police record almost half a million shoplifting offences in England and Wales
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Police record almost half a million shoplifting offences in England and Wales

The Independent  

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Police failure to share shoplifters' details costs retailers €4m
2 months ago

Police failure to share shoplifters' details costs retailers €4m

Dutch News  

Thousands of shoplifters are escaping punishment because police are not passing on offenders’ names and address to the private companies that handle compensation claims. SODA, one of the two organisations that shops and retailers use to process compensation claims, said the amount of information received from police had dropped sharply since February last year. Police admitted they were passing on …

Watch moment relaxed M&S shoplifter casually stuffs his bag with goods before boldly shoving past outraged staff to make his escape
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch moment relaxed M&S shoplifter casually stuffs his bag with goods before boldly shoving past outraged staff to make his escape

Daily Mail  

This is the moment a shoplifter casually stuffs his bag with stolen M&S groceries before pushing past staff and walking out. It comes as Londoners feel abandoned by police, with many store owners not bothering to report offences as criminal gangs operate without any fear of being caught, while crime continues to plague the capital. Contact milo.pope.mol@mailonline.co.uk* The relaxed thief …

Shoplifting in my store is so bad I've had to make 50 citizen's arrests myself - it's the only way I can get the police to turn up!
3 months ago

Shoplifting in my store is so bad I've had to make 50 citizen's arrests myself - it's the only way I can get the police to turn up!

Daily Mail  

A have-a-go-hero store owner in one of Britain's under-siege town centres plagued by shoplifters says he has to make citizen's arrests as the only way for police to show. Happy Piranha store owner Martin Gaunt has revealed how they have carried out 50 citizen's arrests in two years due to shoplifters He has installed 12 CCTV cameras at his three …

$2million shoplifting ring is busted
3 months, 3 weeks ago

$2million shoplifting ring is busted

The Independent  

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Shoplifting ring stole $2M in cosmetics and clothes then resold them abroad, prosecutors say
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifting ring stole $2M in cosmetics and clothes then resold them abroad, prosecutors say

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A shoplifting ring that stole nearly $2 million in clothes and beauty products from Macy’s and other well-known stores in the U.S. and then resold them in New York City and the Dominican Republic has been busted, law enforcement officials announced Tuesday. Five New Yorkers have been charged with felony possession of stolen property, conspiracy and other …

Shoplifting epidemic adds 10p ‘crime tax’ to every transaction as minister vows end to ‘shameful neglect’ of retail crime
4 months, 1 week ago

Shoplifting epidemic adds 10p ‘crime tax’ to every transaction as minister vows end to ‘shameful neglect’ of retail crime

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A surge in shoplifting under the Conservatives has led to shoppers …

Moment brazen Tesco shoplifting gang cram groceries into rucksacks in front of shoppers - as thieves who stole £200,000 of goods from 100 stores are jailed
4 months, 1 week ago

Moment brazen Tesco shoplifting gang cram groceries into rucksacks in front of shoppers - as thieves who stole £200,000 of goods from 100 stores are jailed

Daily Mail  

This is the moment three brazen shoplifters cram Tesco groceries into their rucksacks in front of shoppers. The crooks targeted high-value items including champagne, razors, alcohol, fragrances, and beauty and electric goods in a crime spree that included over 100 crimes and is proven to have cost nearly £200,000 - although the true value is believed to be much higher. …

Half of Britons say stealing food if you are starving is fine as police reveal they dealt with 469,788 shoplifting offences last year
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Half of Britons say stealing food if you are starving is fine as police reveal they dealt with 469,788 shoplifting offences last year

Daily Mail  

Over half of Britons believe that stealing food if you are starving is fine after police revealed dealing with a record number of shoplifting offences over the past year. Police recorded 469,788 shoplifting incidents in the year to June, a staggering 29 per cent rise on the previous year and equating to over 1,200 offences per day. For instance, a …

The UK's shoplifting hotspots: Interactive map reveals areas with highest number of store thefts - as inquiry finds number of reported crimes are a just a 'drop in the ocean'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The UK's shoplifting hotspots: Interactive map reveals areas with highest number of store thefts - as inquiry finds number of reported crimes are a just a 'drop in the ocean'

Daily Mail  

A new interactive map reveals the UK's shoplifting hotspots, with the scale of the crisis varying dramatically area by area. Police data shows the North East takes the top spot for shoplifting crimes, with a rate of 11.5 per 1,000 people - 35 per cent higher than the national average. Shoplifting in England and Wales surged by 26 per cent …

Stop trivialising ‘devastating’ high street thefts, police urged
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Stop trivialising ‘devastating’ high street thefts, police urged

The Telegraph  

According to official figures, there were 443,995 incidents of theft from shops recorded by police in the year to March 2024, up 30pc on a year earlier. The British Retail Consortium estimates that there are 17m incidents of shop theft every year, costing retailers almost £2bn every year. Lord Foster said there was more to do to educate the public …

Britain's shoplifting shame: Stores are suffering two thefts every minute as retail theft hits highest level since records began
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain's shoplifting shame: Stores are suffering two thefts every minute as retail theft hits highest level since records began

Daily Mail  

Britain's stores are suffering two thefts every minute as retail theft has hit its highest level since records began. Chief constables now face questions about policing priorities after official data revealed nearly 6,000 crimes went unsolved every day last year, with 40 per cent of all recorded crimes going unpunished. Almost 444,000 shoplifting offences were recorded by forces in England …

Shoplifting at an all-time high with 1,300 offences recorded every day, new figures show
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifting at an all-time high with 1,300 offences recorded every day, new figures show

The Independent  

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I lost a baby over stress of thefts from my store: Shoplifting costs Scottish retailers more than £60m a year but why DO shop owners like Natalie feel so utterly abandoned by the police, courts and MS
5 months, 3 weeks ago

I lost a baby over stress of thefts from my store: Shoplifting costs Scottish retailers more than £60m a year but why DO shop owners like Natalie feel so utterly abandoned by the police, courts and MS

Daily Mail  

Eight years on from the worst experience of her career Natalie Lightfoot is still trying to heal. Natalie Lightfoot says shoplifters are becoming increasingly brazen Ms Lightfoot's Londis Convenience Store in Baillieston in Glasgow Now 42, she has learned qualifications and business nous count for little in the face of a rising tide of retail crime and violence variously described …

Northumbria shoplifter banned from all but three shops after racking up 171 convictions
6 months ago

Northumbria shoplifter banned from all but three shops after racking up 171 convictions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A prolific shopkeeper has been …

New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting
7 months ago

New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While shoplifting has been a growing problem, large-scale, smash-and-grab …

New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting
7 months ago

New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. The move comes as Democratic leadership works to prove that they’re tough enough on crime while trying to convince voters reject a ballot measure that would bring even harsher sentences for repeat offenders of shoplifting and drug charges. “We know that retail theft has consequences, big and small, physical and financial,” state Sen. Nancy Skinner, …

Shoplifting soars to 20-year high in England and Wales as figures show 30 per cent rise in last year alone
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifting soars to 20-year high in England and Wales as figures show 30 per cent rise in last year alone

Daily Mail  

The shoplifting epidemic that is plaguing Britain has seen figures reach a 20 year high in England and Wales. In the last year alone there has been a 30 per cent rise in the crime with 443,995 offences being logged by forces in the year to March 2024 compared to 342,428 in the previous 12 months. The shoplifting epidemic that …

The theft epidemic and ‘terrifying’ violence plaguing Britain’s shopkeepers
8 months, 1 week ago

The theft epidemic and ‘terrifying’ violence plaguing Britain’s shopkeepers

The Telegraph  

Restaurants and cafes have been found to buy stolen meat and alcohol to increase their mark-up. “The sheer volume of what they are taking can’t be sold in a pub.” The Co-op knows of criminals setting up stalls full of stolen goods and selling them on. “It’s not people who are struggling to make ends meet that are doing the …

Inside Britain’s ‘out of control’ shoplifting crisis as even pound shops are targeted
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside Britain’s ‘out of control’ shoplifting crisis as even pound shops are targeted

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Shoplifting is pretty horrific at the moment, it’s out …

Keir Starmer pledges to toughen laws on shoplifting and scrap the £200 theft threshold
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer pledges to toughen laws on shoplifting and scrap the £200 theft threshold

Daily Mail  

Labour would scrap the £200 shoplifting threshold, Sir Keir Starmer confirmed as he backed the Mail campaign to crack down on assaults against staff. It emerged last week that shoplifting has risen to the highest level since records began in 2003, with 430,104 offences recorded by police last year. Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to reverse what he called a …

Met has worst rate for solving shoplifting cases
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Met has worst rate for solving shoplifting cases

The Telegraph  

Sussex had a 10 per cent detection rate, West Midlands, Surrey, Bedfordshire, Avon and Somerset and Northumbria. This contrasted with Norfolk’s 35.2 per cent, followed by Cumbria 33.8 per cent, Suffolk 31.4 per cent, South Yorkshire 30.1 per cent and Humberside 28.1 per cent. ‘All about risk’ David McKelvey, a former Scotland Yard detective chief inspector, who runs a private …

Shoplifting offences soar to highest level in 20 years, new figures show
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifting offences soar to highest level in 20 years, new figures show

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman said: “In relation to shoplifting …

Shoplifters are getting away with it more than ever - here is how
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifters are getting away with it more than ever - here is how

The Independent  

The thing is, do they really need my money?” asks Sophie*, who is not using her real name for obvious reasons. “With the reduction of service you get in a lot of shops, a lot of people go in and think, ‘Well this didn’t scan,’ or ‘It’s very difficult to scan these things through and I shop here all the …

Shoplifting offences rise to highest level since records began: Store thefts jump by more than a THIRD compared to 2022 - with 430,104 offences recorded in last 12 months, figures show
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifting offences rise to highest level since records began: Store thefts jump by more than a THIRD compared to 2022 - with 430,104 offences recorded in last 12 months, figures show

Daily Mail  

Shoplifting has risen to the highest level on record amid complaints the crime has been effectively 'decriminalised', new data revealed today. The figure is the highest since current records began in the year to March 2003 This is the moment two shoplifters brazenly steal products from a Boots store just yards from a police station - as helpless staff watch …

Thieves ransack a Boots store just round the corner from a police station while staff watch on - as shoplifting wave sweeps lawless London
11 months ago

Thieves ransack a Boots store just round the corner from a police station while staff watch on - as shoplifting wave sweeps lawless London

Daily Mail  

This is the moment two shoplifters brazenly steal products from a Boots store just yards from a police station - as helpless staff watch on. This is the moment two shoplifters brazenly steal products from a Boots store just yards from a police station - as helpless staff watch on The pair can be seen chucking products from the shelves …

Labour blames ‘shoplifter’s charter’ for rising store thefts
11 months ago

Labour blames ‘shoplifter’s charter’ for rising store thefts

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “shoplifter’s charter” has seen charging for the offence plummet …

How a shoplifting crime wave is forcing the retreat of self-checkout
1 year ago

How a shoplifting crime wave is forcing the retreat of self-checkout

The Telegraph  

On the shop floor of supermarkets there is one shoplifting tactic which has become so commonplace, staff have given it its own name. “Best life hack ever,” one TikTok user claims in a viral video, joking that they managed to get a TV and Playstation through a self-service checkout by logging them as grapes or bananas. “The thing is when …

Police urged to crack down on violence against retail workers amid record shoplifting offences
1 year, 1 month ago

Police urged to crack down on violence against retail workers amid record shoplifting offences

The Independent  

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Shoplifting soars to highest level in 20 years
1 year, 1 month ago

Shoplifting soars to highest level in 20 years

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales have …

Lawless Britain? How police have failed to solve over HALF of all shoplifting cases in the past five years, with more than 200k going unsolved in 2023 - around 560 a DAY
1 year, 2 months ago

Lawless Britain? How police have failed to solve over HALF of all shoplifting cases in the past five years, with more than 200k going unsolved in 2023 - around 560 a DAY

Daily Mail  

Police failed to solve more than half of shoplifting cases in the past year, new data revealed today. But despite a fall in overall cases - there was a low of 241,603 in 2020-21 during the Covid pandemic, when many shops were closed - the proportion of unsolved cases has continued to rise, peaking at 57 per cent last year, …

UK gripped by epidemic of another kind as shoplifting at record high while police turn blind eye
1 year, 2 months ago

UK gripped by epidemic of another kind as shoplifting at record high while police turn blind eye

Firstpost  

The statistics indicate that, out of 362,809 cases examined, a staggering 205,676 shoplifting incidents concluded without identifying a suspect from August to July In an analysis of official figures covering England and Wales, the Liberal Democrats reveal a concerning trend with more than 200,000 shoplifting cases left unresolved in the past 12 months. The statistics indicate that, out of 362,809 …

Is YOUR area a shoplifter's paradise? Shocking interactive map reveals where thieves are getting away scot-free… with just a 5% conviction rate in worst region
1 year, 2 months ago

Is YOUR area a shoplifter's paradise? Shocking interactive map reveals where thieves are getting away scot-free… with just a 5% conviction rate in worst region

Daily Mail  

A new interactive map reveals the huge disparity in where shoplifters get off without being charged, laying bare the crime wave affecting England's supermarkets and shops. Brazen shoplifters stealing for a shop in Doncaster, South Yorkshire in October this year The shoplifter leaves the store after stealing items from the store on October 30 2023 Paul Gerrard, director of public …

Met Police attend less than half of shoplifting incidents in the past year, figures reveal, as offending blows £1 billion black hole in UK high streets
1 year, 3 months ago

Met Police attend less than half of shoplifting incidents in the past year, figures reveal, as offending blows £1 billion black hole in UK high streets

Daily Mail  

Scotland Yard attended less than half of shoplifting incidents in the last year, despite soaring offending blowing a £1billion annual black hole in Britain's high streets. Scotland Yard attended less than half of shoplifting incidents in the last year, despite soaring offending blowing a £1billion annual black hole in Britain's high streets But campaigners have warned that a reluctance to …

Don't beg or borrow, just steal: European gangs exploiting trafficked women and children in UK shoplifting epidemic
1 year, 3 months ago

Don't beg or borrow, just steal: European gangs exploiting trafficked women and children in UK shoplifting epidemic

Firstpost  

Groups send members across the UK to shoplift, even trafficking young girls aged 12 to 14 for this purpose. Despite arrests and convictions, their age often results in quick release Retail experts have issued a warning that Eastern European criminal gangs are trafficking hundreds of vulnerable women and children to the UK, compelling them to shoplift for illicit gains. This …

The Shoplifting Epidemic Touted By Fox News Is Likely Overblown, Data Shows
1 year, 3 months ago

The Shoplifting Epidemic Touted By Fox News Is Likely Overblown, Data Shows

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING There is a retail crime wave terrorizing Americans — if you’re tuned in to conservative media. After looking through a video database of Fox programming over the last five years, Media Matters found a very small number of retail theft mentions between 2019 and 2020 — just 35. Considering how many national outlets are based in New …

Self-checkouts to blame for middle-class shoplifting, says M&S chairman
1 year, 4 months ago

Self-checkouts to blame for middle-class shoplifting, says M&S chairman

The Telegraph  

Shoplifting is “creeping in” among the middle classes because of faulty self-checkouts, the chairman of Marks & Spencer has said. Archie Norman said well-off shoppers were being tempted to walk out without paying for items when self-checkout scanners failed to properly register all their items. It’s not my fault, I’m owed it’.” Speaking on LBC’s Money with David Buik and …

Co-Op boss says shoplifting gangs are stealing entire DEPARTMENTS because police attend less than a quarter of call-outs - as Nisa urges the government not to forget independent retailers and coalitio
1 year, 4 months ago

Co-Op boss says shoplifting gangs are stealing entire DEPARTMENTS because police attend less than a quarter of call-outs - as Nisa urges the government not to forget independent retailers and coalitio

Daily Mail  

Supermarket staff are facing an increasing amount of abuse from shoplifters attempting to steal entire sections of shops, as bosses call on the police to take greater action. Mr Gerrard criticised the police response to these cases, claiming it facilitated for the increased numbers of shoplifters seen in recent times, after findings revealed they did not respond to 76% of …

Shop thefts rise as police fail to show up in 76% of cases at Co-op stores that have seen 300,000 incidents this year
1 year, 4 months ago

Shop thefts rise as police fail to show up in 76% of cases at Co-op stores that have seen 300,000 incidents this year

Daily Mail  

Police are failing to attend hundreds of thousands of shoplifting incidents – which have surged by 43 per cent in a year. Figures compiled by the Co-op reveal almost 300,000 incidents, often involving abuse, violence and anti-social behaviour, at its stores this year. Co-op said it has seen an average of around 1,000 incidents a day across its 2,400 stores …

Shoplifting surged a staggering 64% in New York City in the past four years - with Los Angeles also seeing a 61% spike
1 year, 4 months ago

Shoplifting surged a staggering 64% in New York City in the past four years - with Los Angeles also seeing a 61% spike

Daily Mail  

Shoplifting continues to be a major crisis in America's two largest cities, as thefts increased 64 percent in New York City and 61 percent in Los Angeles over the last four years. Six other major American cities have Shoplifting continues to be a major crisis in America's two largest cities, as thefts increased 64 percent in New York City and …

Fuel thefts from Britain’s petrol stations soar in mirror of shoplifting epidemic
1 year, 4 months ago

Fuel thefts from Britain’s petrol stations soar in mirror of shoplifting epidemic

The Telegraph  

The shoplifting epidemic hitting Britain has been mirrored on filling station forecourts – with petrol thefts up by almost 400 per cent since before the pandemic. The number of petrol and diesel thefts this year was also 77 per cent higher than last year’s figure, with 22,335 registration requests across the July to September period. ‘Big and growing problem’ Steve …

America's shoplifting hotspots: The top 11 cities with the highest rate of retail theft revealed - and San Francisco isn't number one!
1 year, 4 months ago

America's shoplifting hotspots: The top 11 cities with the highest rate of retail theft revealed - and San Francisco isn't number one!

Daily Mail  

Los Angeles has the highest rate of retail crime, new figures show Downtown San Francisco has developed a reputation as a breeding ground for theft in recent years. Instead, Los Angeles had the highest rate of 'organized retail crime' for the fifth consecutive year in 2022, according to a report by the National Retail Federation. A report by the National …

Police won’t attend every shoplifting despite ‘zero-tolerance’ pledge
1 year, 4 months ago

Police won’t attend every shoplifting despite ‘zero-tolerance’ pledge

The Telegraph  

Police chiefs pledged to follow up on “any evidence that could reasonably lead” to the catching of perpetrators. Mr Philp said: “I have been clear that we need the police to implement a zero-tolerance approach to shoplifting by attending more crime scenes, patrolling badly affected areas and pursuing all reasonable lines of enquiry. “Police have made a commitment to prioritise …

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