"In one instance in Larkfield, Kent, security cameras caught Cleveland and the other man throwing stolen stock over a fence from inside the garden centre of the store. The pair then collected the goods from the other side and bundled them into a getaway vehicle on false plates. Body-worn footage released on Monday shows the moment Metropolitan Police officers arrested Cleveland at his home in Lamerock Road, Bromley, on April 30."
"Officers worked with B&Q to review nine reports of theft and three reports of attempted theft carried out between February 2024 and March 2025. We work with businesses to target the most prolific offenders, as we know the fear they cause retail workers and the negative impact their offending has on communities. As a result, neighbourhood crime is down 15.5 per cent this year and we have solved 92 per cent more shoplifting so far this year."
Daniel Cleveland targeted multiple B&Q superstores across London and the South East between February 2024 and March 2025. Security and body-worn camera footage showed Cleveland and an accomplice throwing stolen stock over a garden-centre fence, collecting goods and loading them into a getaway vehicle using false plates. Metropolitan Police arrested Cleveland at his Bromley home on April 30. He pleaded guilty to nine counts of theft and three of attempted theft and received a three-year prison sentence at Lewes Crown Court. Police and B&Q collaborated on intelligence, reporting a 15.5% fall in neighbourhood crime and 92% more shoplifting cases solved.
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