Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. A teenage boy accused of a £130,000 campaign of shoplifting has been banned from every Boots store across England and Wales. The 17-year-old is alleged to have brazenly swiped cosmetic products from the shelves in dozens of raids on the London branches of the high street giant over the last two years. It is said he was caught on CCTV repeatedly loading a bag with items before walking out without paying. The boy, who cannot be named because of his age, has been charged with 53 counts of shoplifting from Boots, as well as four allegations of shoplifting at Holland and Barrett. He stood before magistrates at Highbury Corner Youth Court on Monday as the case was adjourned for a month because of the sheer volume of CCTV evidence that lawyers need to assess.
Published: February 9, 2026 5:40 pm
Source: London Evening Standard — Read original