Shoplifting at an all-time high with 1,300 offences recorded every day, new figures show
Shoplifting has soared to a record high with almost half a million offences recorded last year, new figures have revealed.A total of 469,788 offences were logged by forces in the year to June 2024, up 29 per cent on the 365,173 recorded in the previous 12 months.The figure is the highest since current records began in the year to March 2003, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Shoplifting levels had already reached a 20-year high earlier this year, with the latest figures showing the number of offences recorded has now risen even higher.Shopkeepers in east London told The Independent this...
Dog Watcher Accused of Stealing Valuable Property From Rochester Couple’s Home
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- An incarcerated woman has been charged in a Rochester felony theft case. The criminal complaint, filed in Olmsted County Court earlier this week, says the theft occurred this past July. Minnesota Department of Corrections records indicate she was booked into a state prison six days after...
From desperation to ‘kicks.’ D.A. details Staten Island shoplifting trend, how he’s cracking down
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — While the Island’s retail landscape is brimming with places to purchase what locals are looking for, it likely wasn’t taken into consideration that residents from throughout the city and upstate would be trekking out to the borough to hone their shoplifting skills. But...
Lewiston Man Accused of Allegedly Stealing Ring and Coin Collection
LEWISTON - James Jones, a 50-year-old Lewiston resident, has been charged with felony Grand Theft after allegedly stealing a ring and a coin collection, according to court documents. The Lewiston Police Department received a call on October 8, 2024, at approximately 10:25 a.m. from a woman who claimed Jones had taken the items while they were living together.
Windber man accused of stealing nearly $60K from club
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Windber man is facing felony charges after he was accused of stealing nearly $60,000 from the Slovak Educational Club in Somerset County. John Gerula, 40, is accused of taking money from the club’s machines for six months when he was the vice president of the Slovak Educational Club, according […]