All news on the topic: Shoplifting

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Police arrest 93 gang members behind £4m thefts in shoplifting crackdown
A new police unit has for the first time mapped the gangs targeting shops around the country to see where they’re operating.
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Inside Britain’s ‘out of control’ shoplifting crisis as even pound shops become targets
One in ten independent shops lost more than £10,000 to shoplifting in the last two years, according to the Federation of Small Businesses
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Shoplifting in England and Wales has reached a record high
Shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales have risen to the highest level in 20 years.
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Serial shoplifter who broke shopkeeper's eye socket in pie row jailed - again
Ryan Ogilvie from Dundee has been banned from Asda and Sainsbury's after staff said the frequent crimes he's committing in stores is increasing their regular workload
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'Voters can't forget the last 14 years of Tory rule ahead of general election'
As the UK heads for a general election, British voters will need to be wary as the Tories will try their hardest to make them forget the last 14 years with their spring budget on March 6
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UK's first 'private police force' taking to the streets to tackle shoplifters
Private firm TM Eye are patrolling town centres and arresting and prosecuting prolific shoplifting offenders - Britain's first 'private police force' papering over Tory cuts
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Mum dubbed next 'Hot Felon' earns £70k a month after mugshot goes viral
Abbie Newman, 28, from Atlanta, Georgia models on OnlyFans but saw her life 'completely change' around after a drunken shoplifting incident that resulted in a few days behind bars
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Tesco and Sainsbury's boost their security in bid to protect Easter eggs
Supermarkets including Tesco and Sainsbury's are making the changes to try and ward off thieves as shoplifting rates rise by 25%
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Store orders customers to wait for employee escort as shoplifting soars
A hardware store in San Francisco is attempting to ward off thieves but no longer allowing customers to shop alone - for at least two hours a day during busy times, an employee escort will be helping people make their purchases
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Shoplifting cost at record high as abuse against staff soars, BRC survey shows
The British Retail Consortium's annual survey found that violence and abuse against shop workers spiked last year with about 1,300 incidents a day
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'Criminals given a free pass' as shop thefts rocket to 16million cases a year
New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) found a 50% increase in assaults and abuse of shop workers as it slammed the Government's "woefully inadequate" action
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Fury as Tesco puts security tags on kids colouring pencils - worth just 18p each
Tags were spotted on a number of children's stationery following an increase in the number of thefts - including a 12-pack of colouring pencils costing just 18p each
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Co-op wants attacks on shop staff to be standalone offence as incidents soar
The company said there were more than 300,000 incidents of shoplifting, abuse, violence and anti-social behaviour in Co-op stores last year
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Co-op using AI to catch shoplifters in the act after 44 per cent spike in crime
Co-op is now using AI to monitor self-checkouts at stores and installing more than 200 secure till kiosks following a massive 44 per cent hike in retail crime last year
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Tesco putting baby formula in 'security cages' in bid to prevent shoplifting
Supermarkets have always had security measures - such as tags - on higher prices items. However, over the last two years, chains have taken further steps to prevent thefts which include tags, displaying empty boxes, and placing them behind counter
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Thugs who attack shop workers 'must face fines up to £10,000' as cases soar
Labour's Shadow Policing Minister Alex Norris has tabled an amendment to the Government's Criminal Justice Bill demanding tougher action to protect retail workers
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Police officers sent to investigate only one in five shoplifting offences
The Mirror is demanding urgent action to tackle the epidemic of shoplifting that is sweeping Britain's high streets as figures show there are record numbers of thefts
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Shoplifting epidemic sees record number of thefts as ministers 'sit on hands'
Figures show there were more than 400,000 shoplifting cases in England and Wales last year, with retail chiefs demanding tougher action to tackle worrying crimewave
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Shops forced to put security tags on pet food as thieving epidemic worsens
Supermarket chains including Sainsbury's and Teso have been spotted putting security tags on grub for pets while experts warn the UK is in the middle of a shoplifting epidemic
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'Fed up' supermarket owner names and shames shoplifters in viral TikToks
Danny Khan, who runs Mr Khan's Authentic Jamaican Food Store with his dad in Winson Green, Birmingham, installed 40 CCTV cameras and has begun naming and shaming shoplifters on social media
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'Horrified' woman grabbed by police while trying to return M&S gifts
Roxana Shirazi says the 'mistake' led to her being grabbed by multiple police officers and falsely accused of stealing in the middle of a busy street in Bristol
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Retired cop 'furious' after being handed £130 fine for chasing shoplifter in car
Retired copper Norman Brennan has been fined £130 for chasing down a shoplifter and aiding police in their hunt for the man who lifted nine bottles of wine from a Sainsbury's store
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Co-op locks up £1.25 Galaxy chocolate bars inside security cases
The clear cases, normally used for items like razors, alcohol or electricals, were seen protecting chocolate on shelves at the Co-op on Milton Road, Cambridge
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Moment UK's 'most prolific shoplifting couple' steal Irish Cream liqueur at Aldi
Lovers Scott McSpadden and Tanya Momot have convictions for more than 60 thefts between them, with their latest ruse seeing four bottles of Irish Country Cream Liqueur pinched from Aldi
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Fury over 200,000 unsolved shoplifting cases as Tories 'let gangs off the hook'
Analysis of Home Office figures reveal that over 500 shoplifting cases a day were closed without a suspect being identified in England and Wales last year, amid growing pressure to tackle criminal gangs