Catch a Thief Cambridge

17/04/2024

Criminal behaviour order for shop thief

A shoplifter in Cambridge, Robert Muttock, 31, received a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Friday 12th April.Muttock, who has no fixed address, is prohibited from entering any Sainsbury’s, Co-Op, or John Lewis store within the boundary of the M11, A11...

15/04/2024

A Cambridge shoplifter who threatened to turn up at a staff member’s house has been jailed

A shoplifter in Cambridge, Peter McClelland, 37, has been sentenced to 16 weeks in prison after he threatened a staff member and committed a series of thefts in the area.On 11th February, McClelland entered Sainsbury’s on Station Road, Cambridge, filled a rucksack with alcohol cans worth £30, and...

23/03/2024

Police apprehend 83 individuals in crackdown on prolific retail theft offenders

Cambridge Police have detained 83 individuals in a concerted effort to combat retail crime, bicycle theft, and begging.Established in September, the Spree Offending Team, stationed at Parkside Police Station in Cambridge, has been dedicated to targeting the region's most prolific lawbreakers.Over th...

18/03/2024

Independently Owned Family Run Retail Business Suffers £1,500 Of Losses Due To Suspected Distraction Theft Of Power Tools!

This incident happened on the 1 March 2024 at the 111 year old family run Mackay's hardware store in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

Three male suspects entered the store with cutting equipment and detagged electrical power tools worth £1,500 from the family run business.

Once they entered the store all three males split up, two of the males distracted staff whilst the male who is featured in this video Public Appeal wearing a hi-vis jacket detagged the power tools, the suspect male then removed power tools and handed them to his accomplices before concealing tools himself and leaving the store with his accomplices without making payment.

Please use this crime reference number: 35/15561/24 when reporting these suspects. You can report any suspects directly to Catch a Thief UK via our main website using our report from or alternatively you can report directly to Cambridgeshire Police using 101 or their online report form. Please do not name any suspects on this page or any of our social media platforms.

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