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Sixty-five People Arrested for Shoplifting Across Essex in Crackdown
Essex Police have arrested 65 individuals for shoplifting between 29 July and 18 August 2024, as part of a targeted effort to combat...
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Aug 22, 20242 min read
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Prolific Crawley Shoplifter Jailed for Over Three Years After Repeated Offences
A notorious shoplifter, Damien O’Hare, 48, has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison after a spree of thefts and...
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Aug 20, 20242 min read
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Man Sentenced to Three Years for Burglary and Theft in Bury St Edmunds
A man has been sentenced to three years in prison for a series of burglary and theft offences committed in the Bury St Edmunds area,...
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Aug 18, 20242 min read
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Shoplifter Who Travelled Across the UK Jailed
A prolific shoplifter who travelled extensively across the UK to commit his crimes has been sentenced to prison. Romanian national...
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Aug 16, 20242 min read
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Shoplifter Jailed After Assaulting Security Guard, Thanks to Facial Recognition Technology
Shoplifter Jailed After Assaulting Security Guard, Thanks to Facial Recognition Technology A shoplifter who assaulted a security guard...
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Jul 5, 20241 min read
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Met Police Operation Cracks Down on Organised Theft Gangs Preying on Vulnerable Londoners
Met Police Operation Cracks Down on Organised Theft Gangs Preying on Vulnerable London UK – A Metropolitan Police operation has...
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Jun 28, 20242 min read
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Persistent Shoplifter Banned from Tyneside Retail Park to Curb Offending
Keran Scott has been a persistent problem for businesses at Newcastle Shopping Park in Walker, Newcastle. The 27-year-old was responsible...
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Jun 22, 20242 min read
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A prolific shoplifter from Warrington has been jailed for six and a half months following a crime spree across the town
A prolific shoplifter from Warrington has been jailed for six and a half months following a crime spree across the town. Paul Morris...
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Jun 21, 20243 min read
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Tamworth Police and B&M have released an image of a man the police wish to speak to in connection with a theft
At approximately 1:15 pm on 13 April, a man entered B&M on Ninian Way, Wilnecote, and left with a petrol leaf blower and a hedge trimmer...
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Jun 18, 20241 min read
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Prolific Thief Jailed After Numerous Thefts In Worthing
A shoplifter has been jailed for committing 17 thefts in Worthing. Joanne Cook was sentenced to 52 weeks’ imprisonment at Crawley...
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Jun 12, 20242 min read
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Prolific Shoplifter Banned from Tunbridge Wells Stores
A prolific shoplifter has been issued a two-year criminal behaviour order prohibiting him from entering businesses in Tunbridge Wells....
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Jun 1, 20241 min read
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Man Sentenced to Over Six Years for Knife-Point Robbery and Dangerous Driving
A man who committed a knife-point robbery just over a year after causing serious injuries in a road collision has been jailed for more...
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May 22, 20243 min read
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Prolific thieving brothers jailed for 52 weeks
Two brothers have been sentenced to a year in prison each for a string of thefts from shops across mid and south Essex
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May 13, 20242 min read
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Aggressive thief jailed and banned from five stores
A prolific retail thief has been barred from multiple shops in Southend as he embarks on a prison term for a string of offences. Simon...
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May 9, 20242 min read
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Government Unveils Stringent Measures to Tackle Retail Crime
Prime Minister's bold initiative aims to protect UK high streets and clamp down on repeat offenders with tougher punishments. In a...
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May 7, 20242 min read
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Prolific Shoplifter Sentenced: Justice Served in Leamington
The impact of theft from retail outlets extends beyond mere financial loss. It undermines the sense of security within communities
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May 3, 20242 min read
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Well known Prolific Thief Jailed for 26 weeks
Prolific thief John Lewis, aged 34, from Leamington Spa, has been sentenced to 26 weeks in prison and fined £718.94 for six counts of...
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Apr 20, 20242 min read
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Retail Crime Crackdown: Assaulting Retail Workers to Become Standalone Criminal Offence
The Prime Minister has announced a decisive crackdown on retail crime, with a particular focus on protecting shop workers from assaults....
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Apr 11, 20243 min read
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Violence and Abuse towards the Retail Workforce
Volume 742: debated in UK Parliament, Westminster Hall, on Tuesday 5 December 2023. Full Westminster Hall debate challenging the...
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Dec 9, 20234 min read
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Project Pegasus: Retailers and the Police Join Forces Against Shoplifting and Organised Crime
Project Pegasus is a beacon of hope in the battle against shoplifting and organised crime....
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Sep 21, 20232 min read
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