Prolific shoplifter arrested.

Prolific shoplifter arrested.

You raised shoplifting as a concern, so here’s a quick local update.

Good Morning Wallington South Resident,

Earlier this week, the Wallington South team have had another great result where a prolific shoplifter - a woman in her 50's - was detained and arrested following a series of shoplifting offences. Included in this offence was a further charge for possession of a de-tagging device that she would use to assist in her shoplifting resulting in local businesses finding security tags discarded under railings of goods.

As a result she has been charged with the following offences;

Shoplifting,
Going equipped,
Failure to Appear (FTA).

We will keep you updated with the good results as and when they come in!

Thank you for the continued support.

The Met is cracking down on street crime, like shoplifting, people doing drugs and phone-snatching. 

We’ve put hundreds more officers on the frontlines of community crime-fighting teams, upping visible patrols in the right ‘hot spots’ so we can deter and catch criminals.

We’re now arresting more than 1,000 extra criminals every month and seeing ‘neighbourhood crime’ down 14%.

But we know there is more to do. That’s why we’re stepping up our use of technology, increasing our operations and working with retailers to make it less appealing for criminals to commit these crimes in the first place.

If you notice anything suspicious or witness anyone shoplifting, please report it as soon as possible. These reports are invaluable in letting us build a picture of when and where shop lifters operate, meaning we can be in the right place at the right time to arrest those responsible. 

For more guidance, see our page on how to spot a shoplifter.