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Olives and designer coats: why do middle class shoplifters steal?
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Olives and designer coats: why do middle class shoplifters steal?
Shoplifting in England and Wales is at a 20 year high.
But while you might have heard of the wave of criminal gangs looting shops, one police force has told ITV News it is now dealing with a rise in quite different culprits: middle class shoplifters.
The thieves are stealing high end goods and keeping them for themselves.
Officers have a bold way to deal with them, which doesn't involve prison, but is it fair?
ITV News Anglia's Katie Ridley tells Faye Barker what you need to know.
Watch Katie's full report: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2025-09-29/the-rise-of-middle-class-criminals-stealing-for-the-thrill-of-it
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