shoplifting

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Marks & Spencer's retail director has called for a crackdown on retail crime, after a string of incidents involving shoplifting and violence at its stores.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Advocate depute Adrian Stalker said that shortly before the struggle, Smith was seen in the spirits aisle at the supermarket and a staff member became suspicious that she might be shoplifting.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

There is an "epidemic of everyday crime", the home secretary says, such as shoplifting and phone theft.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

There is an "epidemic of everyday crime", the Home Secretary says, such as shoplifting and phone theft.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Art is what you can get away with, said somebody or other, which makes it sound like shoplifting or some other minor crime.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood