‘Middle-class shoplifters’ fuel surge in crime

Shop theft in the UK has soared nearly 20% in the last 12 months

Source: Alamy

Shoplifting has surged to unprecedented levels in the past year as the ‘middle-class shoplifter’ turns to crime to fund luxury lifestyles in the recession.

 

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