A bungling thief who stole almost £2000 of luxury goods from a swanky Scots jewellery store was caught after her boss spotted her wearing the goods in social media pictures. Taylor Thomson fell under suspicion after an internal audit at Fraser Hart in Edinburgh discovered that several items were missing from their inventory in February this year.
Store manager Emma Davidson concluded that the items must have been pinched by an employee and began scouring online accounts belonging to staff in a hunt for clues. After noticing ‘similar looking items’ being worn by Thomson in photographs, she called police who later cautioned and charged the 22-year-old.
Thomson, who now works as make-up artist at a concession counter in Harrods, appeared in the dock at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday where she admitted stealing a number of items from the jewellers. This included a £1250 stainless steel Swiss watch, a silver bracelet worth £155, a pair of 9ct yellow gold hoop-style earrings with a £205 price tag and a white gold diamond necklace costing £305.
