Top 100 shoplifters to receive a Christmas card from police

Teesside's most prolific shoplifters will soon be receiving Christmas cards from the local constabulary.



Cleveland Police officers are sending out 100 cards to the most prolific offenders in the hopes of deterring them from committing crimes over the festive season.

The top 100 shoplifters who have been identified are known to be particularly active during Christmas. And between them they have committed more than 1,000 offences.



Chief Inspector Dave Lamplough, who is heading the campaign, said: “We hope that it will have some impact on these shoplifters - at the least they know that we know who they are.”