Farnham Herald6d
The town being tormented by 'well-off' shoplifters
Following a surge in shoplifting in Haslemere, local traders have formed a crime-prevention group. Imogen Hawse explores how ...
The Daily Telegraph18d
‘Well-off, middle-aged women’ blamed for Surrey shoplifting spree
middle-aged women were ‘most often’ responsible for thefts from her store Credit: Tony Kershaw / SWNS Ms Dunbar said business owners in Haslemere were aware of particular shoplifters who ...
Daily Mail17d
Rise of the 'well-off middle-aged female' shoplifters: Stores in upmarket Surrey towns blame surge in thefts on affluent criminals - as shops say 'lack of police presence' has ...
What we get most often is actually well-off middle-aged women,' she said ... stores like Waitrose are members. And all business owners in Haslemere are aware of 'particular' shoplifters who ...
Metro18d
Shopkeepers form vigilante group after ‘rise in middle-class shoplifters’
‘What we get most often is actually well-off middle-aged women. So that’s another issue entirely.’ Ms Dunbar said all business owners in Haslemere are aware of particular shoplifters who ...
Daily Express18d
Pretty little UK market town overrun with 'posh middle-aged shoplifters'
Business owners in Haslemere, Surrey ... the most frequent shoplifters she encounters are "well-off middle-aged women." Inge Dunbar, 55, who runs the gift shop Sass and Spirit, said she had ...
Farnham Herald15d
Figures reveal big rises in shoplifting in Surrey and Hampshire
Shoplifting rose by 17 per cent in Hampshire and 42 per cent in Surrey in the year to September 2024, according to the Office ...
Rise of the self-checkout thieves: More than a THIRD of shoppers admit to failing to scan at least one item with men and people aged under 35 the most likely to steal, s…
A poll of 1,000 British shoppers found that 37 per cent of customers deliberately failed to scan an item when using ...
From Organic Avocados to Luxury Candles: Shocking Rise in Britain's Middle-Class Shoplifters
Retailers face rising thefts, worsened by middle-class individuals using self-service checkouts, affecting large chains and ...
London Review of Books23d
Slim for Britain
The economists and activists who formed the Haslemere Group in 1968 urged the British government ... such as the Oxfam Slimming Clubs that promised women they could fit into new fashions if they ...