Police have released CCTV images following reports of gift card fraud at a Co-op store in Louth, Lincolnshire, and are appealing to the public to help identify a man they wish to speak to. Image: Lincolnshire Police The incident is reported to have taken place at the Co-op on Northgate at around 4.40pm on Saturday 13 December 2025. According to Lincolnshire Police, a man entered the store and selected four gift cards. At the checkout, he handed over two of the cards to be act

By Catch a Thief UK News – 4 January 2026 Shoplifting offenders in the UK are now increasingly likely to escape a custodial sentence, according to a new report in The Telegraph, a development that has alarmed retailers, policing chiefs and community safety campaigners alike. Image: Catch a Thief UK News Figures revealed in the Telegraph show that only around 2% of convicted shoplifters are being sent to prison, even as retail crime reaches record levels across the country. T