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1 day ago2 min read
Prolific Shoplifter Banned from multiple Retail Stores in East Sussex Under Criminal Behaviour Order
A man responsible for stealing goods worth thousands of pounds from shops in Eastbourne has been handed a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO)...
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3 days ago2 min read
Persistent Shoplifter Jailed as Police Tackle Business Crime in Radford Coventry
Prolific shoplifter who repeatedly targeted stores in Radford has been jailed, as part of ongoing efforts to tackle retail crime across...
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Catch A Thief UK
5 days ago3 min read
Welsh Police Forces Launch UK's First Facial Recognition Mobile App
South Wales and Gwent Police have introduced the Operator Initiated Facial Recognition (OIFR) app, the first of its kind in the UK,...
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5 days ago1 min read
Gwent Police Appeal: CCTV Released of Armed Robbery on Caerleon Road
Gwent Police have released CCTV footage showing two individuals stealing a shop till after threatening a staff member with a tool. The...
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Catch A Thief UK
Dec 15, 20241 min read
Images Released Following High-Value Handbag Theft in Mill Hill
Detectives investigating a burglary at a luxury handbag retailer in Mill Hill have released images of two men they are seeking to...
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Catch A Thief UK
Dec 11, 20242 min read
Woman Banned from 14 Shops Following Three-Year Criminal Behaviour Order
A prolific shoplifter from Nelson has been handed a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) by Blackburn Magistrates’ Court today (10...
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Catch A Thief UK
Nov 26, 20242 min read
Female Suspect Wanted for Theft at Hackenthorpe Spar Store
Catch a Thief Sheffield , a partnership dedicated to retail and community crime prevention, is calling on the public of Hackenthorpe in...
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Catch A Thief UK
Nov 14, 20242 min read
Two Jailed After Man Dragged Along Road in Attempt to Stop Robbery Getaway
Two individuals have been jailed following a dramatic incident in Castleford, where a passer-by was dragged along a road as he tried to...
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Catch A Thief UK
Nov 12, 20241 min read
Intoxicated Suspect Wreaks Havoc in Leeds Family-Run Store
Watch as an aggressive, intoxicated suspect causes damage to a family-run Nisa store in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, after being...
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Catch A Thief UK
Nov 2, 20242 min read
Wrexham Man Jailed for Persistent Shoplifting and Banned from All Shops in City
A 35-year-old man from Wrexham has been sentenced to 12 weeks in prison and banned from entering any retail premises in the city...
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Catch A Thief UK
Oct 31, 20245 min read
Budget Pledge to Tackle Retail Crime Amid Rising Costs Hits Small Businesses
In Wednesday's UK budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled new measures to tackle retail crime, aiming to provide relief to a sector...
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Catch A Thief UK
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Eight Men Charged and Named by Police in Major Stockport Theft
Eight men have been charged with a total of 57 offences following a police investigation into a series of thefts across Stockport. The...
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Catch A Thief UK
Oct 19, 20242 min read
Police Release Image of Man Wanted in Connection with Purse Theft
Staffordshire Police have issued an appeal to the public for help identifying a man following a theft in Burton-on-Trent. The incident...
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Catch A Thief UK
Oct 8, 20242 min read
BBC One Show Exposes Alarming Rise in UK Retail Theft Impacting Independent Stores
In a shocking episode aired on 7 October 2024, BBC One's The One Show shone a spotlight on the dramatic rise in theft from retail...
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Catch A Thief UK
Oct 4, 20242 min read
Arrests made in fight to protect children from criminal exploitation
Staffordshire Police have arrested 10 individuals and seized over £30,000 in drugs, cash, and weapons following a series of raids in...
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Catch A Thief UK
Sep 24, 20242 min read
Farnborough Man Jailed for Burglary and Shoplifting Spree
Retail theft is not a victimless crime – it affects businesses, employees, and the community. A man has been sentenced to two and a half...
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Catch A Thief UK
Sep 10, 20243 min read
Prolific Shoplifter Banned from Stores for Five Years After Spree in Canvey and Leigh-on-Sea
A prolific shoplifter who repeatedly targeted local stores in Canvey and Leigh-on-Sea has been banned from all Co-op and Nisa stores on...
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Catch A Thief UK
Sep 5, 20242 min read
Prolific Peterborough Shoplifter Jailed After Repeated Theft and Assault
A prolific shoplifter who repeatedly targeted a Morrisons Daily store in Bretton, Peterborough, has been jailed, highlighting the severe...
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Catch A Thief UK
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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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Catch A Thief UK
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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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