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‘I’d steal 10-15 times a day’: ex-offenders on the addictions driving prolific shoplifting

I’d walk in with a suitcase and ram everything into it, and not think twice about it.” Continue reading...

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 11, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC

“But in the end, I was just that numb to it, and fearless as well.

Former shoplifters say treatment and drug rehabilitation are essential to ending cycle of theft and imprisonment Police to target 500 chronic shoplifters in retail crime crackdown in England When Rhys, 34, stole goods from shops across Birmingham, he would often leave notes for the staff apologising for his actions.

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