6+ hour, 47+ min ago   (421+ words) Brierley Hill Conservative councillors, Adam Davies and Wayne Little, have been working to close down shops involved in criminal activity Rule changes to tackle dodgy shops are a start, but not enough, according to a campaigning Dudley councillor. Labour Prime…...

15+ min ago   (477+ words) Dubbed ‘Bad Granny’, this elderly woman has become an internet sensation after confronting an alleged shoplifter with a gun. She’s got a gun, a grandma vibe — and the internet is absolutely loving it. A gun-toting grandmother who confronted an alleged shoplifter…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (909+ words) “If you are seen as soft here they will batter you,” says Benedict Selvaratnam, speaking on the shop floor where he and his staff have experienced frequent and sometimes violent encounters with shoplifters. Persistent shoplifting in Croydon town centre has…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (517+ words) A thief who pulled the trousers down of a homeless man before having his penis touched will appear back in court. Donatas Sakalauskas, of Sir Lewis Street, Lynn, appeared at the town court on Thursday, pleading guilty to an act…...

8+ hour, 53+ min ago   (276+ words) Emily Gallagher argued that many shoplifting cases involve people struggling financially and stealing basic necessities. She said, “Most of what we saw were crimes of povert- people who are stealing things like toothpaste, people who were stealing things like, you…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago   (413+ words) A Memphis, Tennessee, woman is in the Angelina County Jail after she and two accomplices allegedly stole thousands in merchandise from the Lufkin Old Navy and other retailers. One of a trio who are alleged to have stolen almost $3,500 worth…...

13+ hour, 32+ min ago   (210+ words) This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Therefore, those listed in this report are presumed innocent. Information about these incidents can be reported…...

9+ hour, 36+ min ago   (921+ words) It’s her ‘steal’ of approval. A Brooklyn socialist lawmaker declared this week that shoplifters have a right to swipe items like soap and toothpaste from local stores without getting busted — because of their “biological need” for the products. State Assemblywoman…...

14+ hour, 4+ min ago   (429+ words) Charges have now been filed against a woman and two teens who investigators say were caught on camera stealing a pricey Hermes Birkin bag from a Miami-Dade store earlier this week. The bag, stolen from The Brand Original consignment store…...

14+ hour, 8+ min ago   (902+ words) It’s her ‘steal’ of approval. A Brooklyn socialist lawmaker declared this week that shoplifters have a right to swipe items like soap and toothpaste from local stores without getting busted — because of their “biological need” for the products. State Assemblywoman…...