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£10,000 of goods seized in County Derry following shoplifting arrest

Items totalling £10,000 have been seized in Magherafelt following a policing operation arising from arrests in Belfast. A police spokesperson praised the 'swift actions' of the security staff at Victoria Square shopping centre, where the suspects ...

03 Apr 2022 at 12:33

Crime & Courts

Female duo in Derry court accused of shoplifting spree

One of two women, described as being members of 'an organised stealing to order gang,' was remanded in custody at Derry Magistrate's Court yesterday on a number of theft charges. Nadine Johnson (37), of Elaghmore Park in the Galliagh area of the ...

23 Jun 2022 at 14:33

City

Co-op urges action after taking £33m hit as shoplifting cases hit record high

Co-op said its food business lost £33 million to costs including shoplifting this year as it reported the highest ever levels of shop crime. The group called for more action in the UK as it said the vast majority of offenders get away. It comes ...

21 Sept 2023 at 15:17

Police ‘must investigate’ shoplifting crimes for goods worth less than £200

Police should have a zero tolerance approach to shoplifting, and investigate even if the stolen goods are worth less than £200, the policing minister said. Chris Philp told The Daily Telegraph forces must look into every crime where there is ...

03 Sept 2023 at 23:32

Crime & Court

Woman sentenced for shoplifting from Dundalk shop

A woman with 324 previous convictions, was sentenced to four months at Dundalk District Court last week for shoplifting €75 worth of goods from a local Mr Price store. Court presenter Sgt. Jimmy McGovern outlined how images from CCTV ...

21 Feb 2024 at 17:33

Letterkenny/Milford

Letterkenny shop sees a supermarket sweep of stolen goods

Gardaí are appealing for the assistance of the public regarding a recent shoplifting incident involving two women at a shop on the Circular Road, Letterkenny. Two women entered the shop and proceeded to fill a trolley load of goods ...

30 Jan 2024 at 12:33

‘Violent attacks on shop workers not being responded to by police’

Police officers are not turning up to deal with violent attacks on shop staff because the criminal has already fled, a coalition of businesses and workers has said as it calls for a commitment to tackling unprecedented levels of ...

20 Sept 2023 at 00:01

City

John Lewis boss says shoplifting has become an ‘epidemic’

Shoplifting has become an “epidemic”, with incidents not always investigated by police, the boss of John Lewis has said. Dame Sharon White, chairwoman of the John Lewis Partnership, which also owns Waitrose, said shop workers ...

12 Sept 2023 at 13:26

City

John Lewis boss calls for public inquiry into decline of UK high streets

The boss of John Lewis has called for a royal commission into Britain’s high streets, which she said risk becoming “looting grounds” for crime and overrun with vacant shops. Dame Sharon White, chairwoman of the John Lewis ...

11 Sept 2023 at 12:54

City

Co-op reports tumbling profits amid ‘turbulent’ conditions

The Co-op Group saw profits fall over the past year as it grappled with food inflation, rainy weather dampening convenience shopping, and the highest ever levels of shoplifting, the retailer said. The retail-to-funerals ...

04 Apr 2024 at 08:35

City

Co-op warns shop crime has ‘consequences’ as incidents hit record high

The Co-op saw the highest ever levels of shoplifting last year, with more than 100 shop workers facing abuse from criminals every day, the retailer has revealed. The group revealed the scale of the issue in its annual ...

04 Apr 2024 at 12:14

City

Thousands of shoplifters still walking free after being detained, Co-op warns

Thousands of shoplifters are walking free after being detained by undercover guards in Co-op stores, as the retailer urged action to stop criminals viewing it as a crime without consequences. The firm said there had ...

04 Apr 2024 at 14:06

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