shoplifting
Britishnoun
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Jake Sykes, 33, similarly spoke of "disgusting" conditions as he left Lincoln Prison, after being sentenced to 16 weeks in prison for shoplifting.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Paige Mengers, who runs a designer boutique in Surrey, has been speaking about the impact of shoplifting, with recorded offences remaining above pre-pandemic levels.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Home Office figures show there were 42,674 shoplifting offences across Kent, Surrey and Sussex in 2025/26 compared with 28,048 cases in 2019/20.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Recorded shoplifting offences across the South East peaked in 2024/25.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
I said, slowly, reluctantly, “I read an article in the newspaper the other day about the rise in teen shoplifting statistics.”
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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