Surrey ‘mailbag thief’ jailed in 1976 overturns conviction – BBC News
‘A man who served eight months in a youth jail for stealing mailbags in the 1970s has had his name cleared.’
BBC News, 17th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: theft
Hatton Garden gang ‘must pay back £14 million to avoid jail’ – Daily Telegraph
‘The gang behind the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit raid will face more time in jail unless they pay back almost £14 million, a confiscation hearing has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Metal theft crackdown failing to protect heritage buildings from organised gangs – Daily Telegraph
‘A metal theft crackdown is failing to protect heritage buildings from thefts by organised gangs, the Church’s official insurer has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Increase in disgruntled employees stealing confidential customer data – Daily Telegraph
‘The number of High Court cases involving employees stealing confidential data has increased by 25pc in a year, according to new figures.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mastermind of Heathrow ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ £7m heist jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘The mastermind behind a £7 million heist reminiscent of the Thomas Crown Affair had criminal friends burgle an elderly lady’s £1 million home to drive down the price, a court has heard. Rafaqat Hussain, 41, was said to be “at the heart of the conspiracy” which saw two Loomis van drivers steal cash belonging to Credit Suisse from inside a British Airways cargo depot at Heathrow airport.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Graduate’s dream of joining the police was ruined – because she’d been told off for shoplifting at 13 – WalesOnline
‘A bright graduate’s dream of joining the police was destroyed – because she’d been told off for shoplifting from Primark when she was just 13. And now top judges have slammed a police recruitment policy that “irrationally” led to rejection of the job application from the woman, who is now in her 20s.’
WalesOnline, 18th october 2017
Source: www.walesonline.co.uk
Teignmouth undertaker jailed for stealing donations – BBC News
‘An undertaker has been jailed for stealing £5,000 of donations that bereaved family members and friends had intended to go to charity.’
BBC News, 12th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for theft after £766k was accidentally transferred into his bank account – Daily Telegraph
‘A shopkeeper who had £766,000 accidentally deposited into his bank account has been jailed after spending some of the money.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Security guards found guilty of stealing £7m from their own van after staging fake robbery – The Independent
‘Two security guards have been found guilty of staging a fake robbery to steal £7m from their own cash-in-transit van.’
The Independent, 5th October 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rooney traveller family jailed for modern slavery offences – BBC News
‘Nine members of a traveller family who kept workers in squalid conditions in caravans have been jailed for modern day slavery offences.’
BBC News, 12th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Art dealer who stole celebrity portraits of the Rolling Stones, Princess Diana and Bob Dylan jailed for four years – The Independent
‘A Cotswold art dealer who stole nearly £500,000 worth of artworks, including paintings by the Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, from clients, has been jailed for four years.’
The Independent, 13th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge told shoplifter: “I didn’t know that people who were on benefits were into Champagne?” – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge told shoplifter: “I didn’t know that people who were on benefits were into Champagne?”‘
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teenagers guilty of killing man with stolen marine distress flare – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Two teenagers have today (24 August) been found guilty of manslaughter after they threw a lit marine distress flare into a car where a man was sleeping.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th August 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
More than two thirds of thefts are ‘never solved’ – BBC News
‘More than two thirds of police investigations into thefts and burglaries have been closed with no suspect ever being identified.’
BBC News, 18th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Burglar who targeted the elderly jailed for longer – Attorney General’s Office
‘A burglar who targeted the elderly has sentence increased to 7 years and 6 months following ULS referral.’
Attorney General's Office, 7th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
Manager jailed for stealing £46,000 of school dinner money – BBC News
‘A finance manager who stole £46,000 of school dinner money has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teaching assistant stole primary school’s charity money to pay off son’s drug dealer – Daily Telegraph
‘A primary school teaching assistant who stole money intended for charity to pay off her son’s drug dealer will be able to continue her career.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Subpostmasters fight to clear names in theft and false accounting case – The Guardian
‘More than 1,000 subpostmasters who claim they were wrongly accused of theft or false accounting could join a class action against the Post Office to clear their names.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mobile phone thieves jailed after police pursuit on M11 – The Guardian
‘Dramatic footage showing a mobile phone thief trying to escape police by driving the wrong way on the M11 has been released as the driver and his accomplice were jailed.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman who found £20 note on floor convicted of theft – BBC News
‘A woman who kept a £20 note she found in a shop has been convicted of theft.’
BBC News, 28th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
