Housewife Jayne Rand Stole 900 Designer Bags worth آ£500,000

Housewife Jayne Rand Stole 900 Designer Bags worth آ£500,000 International Business Times UK September 30, 2013 6:26 PM BST By Toyin Owoseje : Subscribe to Toyin's RSS feed | September 30, 2013 6:26 PM BST 0 0 Tweet 0 Jayne Rand (not pictured) has been found guilty of stealing 905 bags and four purses from top designers such as Chanel, Prada, Gucci and Louis Vuitton. luxury bags luxury bags A wayward housewife has been revealed as record-breaking thief after stealing more than 900 luxury handbags in a crime spree that lasted three years. luxury bags Jayne Rand, 48, plundered £500,000 ($750,000) worth of bags and purses from top designers such as Chanel Prada, Gucci and Louis Vuitton during her nationwide "campaign of shoplifting". luxury bags Newport Crown Court heard that the mother-of-two would walk into stores without a handbag then brazenly walk out after removing their security tags. luxury bags She would then sell on the stolen booty, often making over £1000 for each one. luxury bags Rand of Swindon, Wiltshire was finally caught red-handed by security guards at a shopping centre in Cwmbran, South Wales in December 2012. At the time of her arrest police found two other handbags in her car that she is believed to have stolen that day. "A financial investigation had been looking into the case for some time," Prosecutor David Wooler told the jury. "It is estimated that the value of all the theft would be in excess of £130,000 but that does not take into account the shop's mark-up." Presiding judge Rhys Rowlands described the evidence against Rand as 'overwhelming'. "This lady has pleaded guilty to a campaign of shoplifting," he said. "For all intents and purposes she has carried out a business, and we are talking about tens of thousands of pounds. He added: "It will be a custodial sentence of some length." Rand admitted stealing 905 handbags and four purses from House of Fraser and various retail businesses between December 2009 and December 2012. She was released on conditional bail and is expected to be sentenced in October. To report problems or to leave feedback about this article, e-mail: To contact the editor, e-mail: Share this This article is copyrighted by IBTimes.co.uk, the business news leader Join the Conversation EU Strikes Trade Deal With Canada, Looks To U.S ADVERTISE WITH US READ MORE Golden Dawn 'Inspired' by Turkey's Islamist PM Erdogan Royal Mail Shares Touch 500p Mark as Offer Price Questions Surround Vince Cable â€کCaptain Corelli's Mandolin’ Nazi Butcher Alfred Stork Sentenced To life in Prison Syria’s Military Intelligence Chief Gen. Jameh Jameh â€کShot Dead by Islamist Sniper’ Mis-Selling Derivatives: Barclays Battles Fresh Libor Fixing Evidence in GCH Court Case ADVERTISE WITH US Transsexual Officer Emma Chapman Suing Essex Police Over 'Male Voice' Insult Le Pen's Front National Candidate in 'Monkey' Slur Against France's Justice Minister Christiane Taubira [VIDEO] Chinese Couple Who Sold Baby Daughter to buy Apple iPhone Face Prosecution British Soldiers Facing Dismissal For Using Steroids Hajj 2013: Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca Ends [PHOTOS] ADVERTISE WITH US Featured Videos Sochi Worker Sews Mouth Shut In Pay Protest China Q3 GDP Growth Fastest So Far This Year Obama Scolds Politicians For Government Shutdown