Rodger Yardley used shopping trolleys to get high value goods out of the stores without being stopped. Stock photo / 123RFRodger Yardley used shopping trolleys to get high value goods out of the stores without being stopped. Stock photo / 123RFShoplifting became the income-of-choice for a businessman who lost everything and then turned to methamphetamine. Defence counsel Vicki Walsh explained: "His life went into a massive decline when he lost his business, became bankrupt, lost his home, and his relationship, and became depressed. Yardley wanted to be considered for a home detention term at sentencing because he had already been held in custody on remand since January.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 31, 2022 12:50 UTC