Sitting on the fence.(black market in stolen goods in United Kingdom may...

The Economist (US);  May 23, 1998 ;     594 words ......crime trends, admitted to having bought stolen goods in the past five years. The true figure...Nearly 70% said that their neighbours had stolen goods in their houses, while almost half of...annually to those who steal and handle stolen goods. But how does this most entrepreneurial...

handling stolen goods

A Dictionary of Law;      216 words ...handling stolen goods Dishonestly receiving goods that...to retain, remove, or dispose of stolen goods. Under the Theft Act 1968, this is...of 14 years' imprisonment. “Stolen goods” include not only goods that...

Blitz on stolen goods trade.(News)

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  July 13, 2005 ;     192 words ......three-day campaign against people who sell stolen goods. Officers say that without a market for stolen goods, the number of burglaries would drop...codenamed Slam, will target people who sell stolen goods through second-hand retailers, pawnbrokers...

NSW: Silence on stolen goods breeds robberies

AAP General News (Australia);  July 4, 2000 ;     370 words ......Australia) 07-04-2000 NSW: Silence on stolen goods breeds robberies By Sharon Labi SYDNEY...People who don't report being offered stolen goods, cannot expect police to solve robberies...more than 250,000 people were offered stolen goods in New South Wales last year, just a...

BLITZ OVER CUT-PRICE; Cops target stolen goods buyers.(News)

Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  May 23, 2002 ;     319 words ......targeting bargain hunters who buy cut-price stolen goods. It is being run from north Worcestershire...crackdown to take out handlers and buyers of stolen goods would be a massive blow against the...high as pounds 30 million and buyers of stolen goods are in a way helping to increase ...

Handlers face a crackdown; BUYING STOLEN GOODS CAN MEAN 14 YEARS IN...

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  May 22, 2004 ;     232 words ......officers cracking down on handlers of stolen goods. Customs & Excise officers will...detectives say identifying outlets selling stolen goods can reveal the identity of criminals...handlers there would be no market for stolen goods. We want to know who is offering cheap...

NSW: Woman charged with receiving stolen goods

AAP General News (Australia);  May 11, 2002 ;     81 words ......NSW: Woman charged with receiving stolen goods Police have charged a woman in western Sydney with receiving stolen goods, after a search of her home yesterday...found a large quantity of suspected stolen goods including mobile phones, handbags...

NSW: Most people offered stolen goods don t tell police

AAP General News (Australia);  July 4, 2000 ;     323 words ......07-04-2000 NSW: Most people offered stolen goods don t tell police SYDNEY, July 4 AAP...per cent of people offered suspected stolen goods report the offer to police, a survey...population, have been offered suspected stolen goods at some time in their life. Young males...

Pair sold stolen goods on website

Gloucestershire Echo, The;  January 16, 2008 ;     246 words ......charges related to the selling of stolen goods on the internet auction website...guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods between April 1 and June 24...a second charge of handling stolen goods between January 1, 2005, and...

NSW: Police charge three over $200,000 stolen goods haul

AAP General News (Australia);  July 5, 2005 ;     169 words ......Police charge three over $200,000 stolen goods haul Three people have been charged after $200,000 worth of stolen goods -- including an $80,000 BMW -- were...been investigating the movements of stolen goods at the three locations since May...

POLICE SMASH HIJACK RING; Raids uncover stolen goods.(News)

Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  October 25, 2002 ;     334 words ......police raided two warehouses packed with stolen goods. The thieves are suspected of robbing...there. There were also 300 pallets of stolen goods, including boxes of sweets, baby wipes...are believed to have been selling the stolen goods, were also raided. Two men were arrested...

Police net pounds 300,000 of stolen goods.(News)

The Birmingham Post (England);  October 31, 2003 ;     201 words ......against people suspected of handling stolen goods. The operation, which involved 100 officers...deter people from buying and selling stolen goods in the run up to Christmas. Laptops...recovered car stereos and other suspected stolen goods. Superintendent Pete Monroe, who ...

Staffordshire News: Robbery blitz cash rewards CRIME pounds 1,000...

Birmingham Mail;  August 21, 2006 ;     262 words ......police crack down on criminals peddling stolen goods and drive down robberies. "Don't be...shop neighbours suspected of peddling stolen goods and helping to keep drug dealers in...residents suspected of buying and selling stolen goods. Insp Challinor added: "We would urge...

Staffordshire News: Robbery blitz cash rewards; CRIME pounds 1,000...

Birmingham Mail (England);  August 21, 2006 ;     264 words ......police crack down on criminals peddling stolen goods and drive down robberies. Don't be tempted...shop neighbours suspected of peddling stolen goods and helping to keep drug dealers in...residents suspected of buying and selling stolen goods. Insp Challinor added: We would urge...

Psst, want your stolen goods back? Log on and pay up

The Independent - London;  November 5, 2000 ;     361 words ......may have found a legal way to "fence" stolen goods - selling them back to their rightful...business that allows burglars to sell stolen goods back to their owners for a "reward...It invites burglars or receivers of stolen goods to fill in forms detailing items in...