Police arrest 93 gang members behind £4m thefts in shoplifting crackdown

> The national team has also identified 228 previously unknown offenders and 70 vehicles involved in retail crime in the seven months since it was launched, according to the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC).

> Of the 93 people arrested, 32 have appeared in court, while **five have been deported**.

> Three shoplifters believed to be behind around 120 crimes across the country worth at least £200,000 were jailed at Guildford Crown Court last month.

> Laura Miron, 27, OvIliv Firan, 38, and Nicolae Boia, 30, all from west London, stole champagne in one spree worth more than £4,500 as they targeted large supermarkets to steal razors, alcohol and other goods.

A good start, let’s hope these continue.

Looks like the government getting things done by targeting the gangs and organisations causing the issues rather than the symptoms, which is what they said they’d do.

The courts are still giving suspended sentences to prolific shoplifters with 10’s of offences and £1000’s nicked.

I work in retail and these gangs usually send in 2/3 women at a time with there own bags or big coats, they are usually obvious to spot , but when it’s busy they can slip past. If I catch them, they just dump the stuff and walk out. The police won’t do anything about it, because the goods haven’t left the shop and no shoplifting has taken place. The police unfortunately (in my local area anyway) won’t do much about attempted shoplifting unless they are a person of interest