ON THE RUN ‘Dine-and-dasher’ hunted by cops after swerving court NINE times for ‘targeting string of restaurants’A FORMER solicitor is on the run for a string of “dine-and-dash” offences after she swerved court nine times. AdvertisementStevens faces 11 charges of making off without payment and one count of theft from a shop. Essex Police said that Stevens has links to Shoebury and Westcliff and officers urged anyone with information to contact the force. The couple, from Southend in Essex, were first named locally for allegedly dining and dashing at multiple restaurants and avoiding taxi fares. AdvertisementOne cabbie also claimed that Stevens tried to offer a phone charger as payment for a taxi ride and screamed at him when he refused to take it.

Source: The Times February 20, 2026 11:35 UTC