Pilfering Postie

75,000 items of post went missing after a postie horded them in his garden shed. The post man spent a lot of gift cards he had stolen from the mail he failed to deliver. 70,000 of the mail that was stolen was junk mail. The employers of the postman became suspicious after 58 greetings cards went missing in the Prestwich area of Manchester. His employers found him out by putting tracking devices in his vehicle, one of which was in a gift card that he later got caught on CCTV using. The Postman was jailed for 9 months for 2 charges of theft at Bolton Crown Court. HS&Co have dealt with lots of theft cases and have had many good results. Throughout England & Wales. In Your Defence. 

Hot Thief

A shoplifter got caught due to eating some stolen scotch bonnet chillies. The thief was caught with more chillies, a milkshake, fruit juice and even a clarinet hidden in his waistband. After scoffing a couple of the chillies, the 39-year-old fell to the floor in pain and started vomiting. HS&Co are said to be hot on theft cases. In Your Defence.

Criminals Court Out

Criminals could soon be avoiding court for offences such as minor assault, theft and fraud and escape prosecution. It has been named ‘the biggest shake-up of charging guidelines for 20 years.’ No further action will be taken by the prosecution if they do not believe it is “proportionate” to take them to court. Deciding whether to charge a defendant will depend on cost and the length of a likely trial also. Prosecutors will weigh such issues with the likely sentence the criminal would get. HS&Co / M23Law often make successful submissions to the Crown in order to keep cases away from the court proceedings stage. It is the second time in 3 years Keir Starmer QC has suggested to bring “common sense” to prosecutions. HS&Co stress how important it is to have our representation at the investigation stage, in order to hopefully avoid court proceedings. All our lawyers at HS&Co / M23Law have attended a lecture at Sussex University by Keir Starmer QC.