Shoplifters in Britain will have mugshots sent to shops to create rogue gallery of worst offenders in bid to crack down on crime spree across the country

Britain’s most prolific shoplifters may have their mugshots despatched to shops and supermarkets in an try and cease them occurring sprees throughout the nation.

A rogues’ gallery of the worst offenders will likely be created so retail employees can instantly name police after they enter their shops.

The plan is being drafted as Britain offers with a surge in shoplifting blamed on organised felony gangs, whose members are stealing merchandise to promote on the web or at automotive boot gross sales.

Often called Mission Pegasus – and funded by main retailers together with the Co-op, John Lewis and Subsequent, in addition to the Dwelling Workplace – it is going to additionally map the place the gangs are working.

They typically transfer from space to space, within the data that police forces normally don’t share intelligence with one another on shoplifters.

Katy Bourne, the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner who’s overseeing Pegasus, mentioned: ‘We all know organised crime teams are concerned. 

‘They’re stealing something from cosmetics to digital items.’

Workplace for Nationwide Statistics figures present that shoplifting is up 25 per cent on final 12 months.