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Shoplifting

The following articles have been tagged with "Shoplifting":

Teen caught with nipple chain down his pants

Society: 19 Mar 12
A cash-strapped 18-year-old man was found leaving a sex shop in northern Sweden with a nipple chain destined for his girlfriend hidden in his pants. READ »

Tree-snatchers exposed by tracks in the snow

Society: 21 Dec 11
Police in Uppsala, north of Stockholm, caught two thieves stealing Christmas trees after following the tracks in the snow where they had dragged the loot from the scene of the crime. READ »

Gang helping shoppers steal from Ikea

Business & Money: 6 Dec 11
A criminal gang is helping customers shoplift items from an Ikea store in northern Sweden by offering to carry items out the store's main entrance, allowing shoppers to bypass cashiers. READ »

Store spares shoplifters using 'sign of shame'

Society: 18 Nov 11
Shoplifters caught stealing from the DollarStore in Sundsvall in northern Sweden can avoid being reported to police if they agree to wear of full-body sign outing them as a thief. READ »

Swedish shoplifters prefer meat: study

Business & Money: 18 Oct 11
Swedes are the worst shoplifting offenders in the Nordic region, costing every resident 779 kronor ($117) per year in higher retail prices, according to a new study, which also found that meat is among the most popular items stolen. READ »

More employers seek access to crime register

Business & Money: 23 May 11
An increasing number of Swedish employers are demanding applicants to submit a report from the national criminal database with the number of requests up three-fold over the past eight years. READ »

Man jailed for store floor pooping

Society: 25 Jan 11
A man who defecated on the floor of a shop in eastern Sweden has been sentenced to prison. READ »

Swedish cop warned for job rants on Facebook

National: 20 Dec 10
A policeman in western Stockholm who mocked his job, suspects and colleagues on his Facebook page has been served with an official warning. READ »

Three-year-old girl caught shoplifting

National: 24 Apr 10
Police in Malmö are convinced of outside adult involvement after a pair of sisters aged 3 and 7 were caught stealing clothes at a supermarket in the city on Friday. READ »

Plot thickens over Russian pantyhose probe

National: 16 Dec 09
The mystery surrounding why exactly a Swedish diplomat was selling smuggled pantyhose in a Moscow kiosk grew on Tuesday as the Swedish foreign ministry alleged the Russian media portrayal of the incident was a deliberate smear attempt. READ »

Swedish pastor fined for fingering figs

Society: 16 Oct 09
A Church of Sweden pastor has been convicted of shoplifting and ordered to pay a 5,100 kronor ($734) for stealing, among other things, a jar of figs marinated in cognac. READ »

Violence against women tops list of police crimes

National: 7 Oct 09
Acts of violence against women accounted for more indictments against off duty police officers than any other crime in the last decade, a new study shows. READ »

More booze thieves targeting Systembolaget

Society: 29 Jul 09
Shoplifting at the Swedish state alcohol monopoly retailer Systembolaget has reached record high proportions, new figures show. READ »

Which side are you on in The Pirate Bay case?

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Apr 09
A week before the verdict is announced in The Pirate Bay case, The Local's regular panelists have their say in the great file sharing debate. READ »

Sweden suffers most shoplifting in the Nordic region

Society: 12 Nov 08
Swedish shoplifters have stolen more than their Nordic counterparts for the second year in a row, a new study has shown. READ »

Special courts to deter youth crime

National: 3 Sep 08
The Christian Democrats want young people in Sweden accused of crimes such as shoplifting, graffiti, vandalism, and unlawful driving to have their punishments meted out quickly in a special youth court. READ »

Suspicious pants point police to massive find

National: 24 Mar 08
Three men pulled over in a routine traffic stop in Karlskrona probably wished they had chosen different clothing. READ »

Woman uses fishing line to cheat bottle deposit system

National: 27 Feb 08
A 42-year-old has been caught using a fishing line to claim multiple deposits on a single recyclable bottle. (Photo: A person doing it right). READ »

Homeless Swede hijacks Korean businessman's identity

National: 8 Jan 08
A homeless man from Gothenburg is facing prosecution after assuming the identity of the Korean CEO of a large electronics firm. READ »

Sweden tops Nordic shoplifting league

Business & Money: 14 Nov 07
Sweden has the most active shoplifters among the countries of the Nordic region, new research has shown. READ »

Shoplifting policeman 'will keep job'

National: 5 Jan 07
A policeman from southern Sweden convicted of theft and violent resistance after shoplifting from three stores. But top police sources say the man is likely to keep his job. READ »

Justice minister calls for shoplifter ban

National: 24 Dec 06
Serial shoplifters will be barred from the scenes of their crimes. Or at least they will be if the justice minister has her way. READ »

Poles lured into crime in Sweden

National: 26 Mar 06
Some 100 people from Poland have been tricked into a life of crime in Sweden in the past year in the belief that they were being offered jobs in the country, Swedish media reported on Sunday. READ »

DNA nails killer - probably

National: 2 Jul 04
New technology fights old crime. Police hunting a child murderer in the south of Sweden believe they've finally got their man - after fifteen years. READ »


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