‘Antiquarian books worth more than £2m have been stolen by a gang who avoided a security system by abseiling into a west London warehouse.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A retired dentist who tried to strangle his wife with a tie after he was conned out of £200,000 has been spared jail after she begged the judge not to send him to prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former judge and his law firm assistant have been jailed for six years each after siphoning off almost £700,000 from clients to hide debts, pay for holidays in Barbados and bet on races at Cheltenham.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A thief who stole a Venetian blind by stuffing it in his trousers and jacket has been given a community order.’
BBC News, 19th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An insurance firm has been fined by the UK’s data protection watchdog over the theft from its premises of a storage device containing information on nearly 60,000 customers.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th January 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘thief who faces jail for driving a stolen motorbike into a policeman has had his sentencing date pushed back by a judge so he can celebrate his 25th birthday.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who stole a car with two children inside before abandoning the baby on a doorstep has been sentenced to two years’ detention.’
BBC News, 18th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police have released footage of two mobile phone thieves who went on an hour long mobile-phone-snatching raid through London.’
BBC News, 7th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A funeral director who stole money donated by grieving families to charities in memory of their loved ones has been handed a suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two people have been convicted of stealing almost £700,000 from the Royal Horticultural Society over the course of a decade.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The bookmaker Betfred has agreed to an £800,000 settlement after accepting stolen cash from a “VIP” customer, who was allegedly offered free drinks and day trips to encourage him to keep betting.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Asil Nadir, the tycoon jailed in Britain for stealing millions from his business empire, has been removed from the UK to be transferred to prison in Turkey.
The Guardian, 21st April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Members of a gang have been jailed for up to six years and eight months after plotting to steal up to £57m in rhino horn and Chinese artefacts in a series of museum raids.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A car thief has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a policeman by running him over in a stolen pick-up truck during a chase.’
BBC News, 21st March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Dubbed the ‘Dead Zoo Gang’, the thieves targeted museums across the country stealing rhino horns and Chinese artefacts worth tens of millions of pounds.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two further significant provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 have been brought into force. First, on 10 November 2015, section 79 created section 40CB of the Prison Act 1952, which provides for an offence of throwing any article or substance into a prison without authorisation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
R v Taylor (Appellant) [2016] UKSC 5 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 3rd February 2016
‘A thief who stole a grieving father’s laptop from the funeral of his six-year-old has been jailed for four years.’
The Independent, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Parents who stole and sold laptops from a cancer ward where their terminally-ill son was being treated are facing prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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