The early release prisoner who committed 11 crimes in five days: Shoplifter is back in jail after thieving spree just hours into freedom as Met chief condemns Labour scheme

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-09 · by Rory Tingle

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Michael Bogle, a 38-year-old early release prisoner with numerous convictions, committed eleven crimes in five days after being freed under Labour's soft justice scheme. Just one day out of prison, he stole over £100 worth of washing powder from Sainsbury’s and continued to shoplift detergent from Tesco over the next three days. The Metropolitan Police's Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist criticized the rapid reoffending rate and its impact on police resources, while Met officers are currently dealing with about 100 electronic tag breaches daily by criminals released under Labour’s reforms.
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Story summary

On October 1st, Michael Bogle, a registered sex offender and prolific shoplifter from Brent, was released early from HMP Wandsworth under the Early Release Scheme. Just 24 hours later, Bogle was caught on CCTV stealing laundry detergent worth over £100 from two supermarkets in northwest London. He had previously served just 78 days for breaching a criminal behaviour order and a suspended sentence for shoplifting. Bogle has 16 previous convictions linked to more than 100 investigations, including thefts and criminal damage. The incident sparked concerns among police that the early release of thousands of inmates poses significant risks to public safety and increases policing costs. Senior Scotland Yard officer DCS Williams warned that such cases make communities vulnerable and highlight the need for careful risk assessment by the Probation Service. Bogle's actions have drawn criticism from Labour shadow home secretary Chris Philp, who described the scheme as reckless and botched, while Treasury minister James Murray acknowledged the intense level of concern over the policy.

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Evening Standard · 0.87 cosine similarity
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“Both articles describe Michael Bogle's shoplifting spree in London shortly after his early release from HMP Wandsworth, detailing similar specifics about the crimes committed and his subsequent arrest.”
Evening Standard
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“Both articles describe a sex offender with a history of crimes who committed thefts shortly after being released from prison, specifically in London and involving multiple supermarket thefts.”
Daily Mail
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“While both articles discuss issues related to Labour's early release scheme, they describe different incidents: Article A is about a general issue of electronic tag breaches and lack of consequences, while Article B focuses on one specific individual committing multiple crimes shortly after being released.”

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Who wrote this

Rory Tingle
34 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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🔮 Shocking video footage posted to Facebook showed the moment three masked men battered their way through the front door of a house in an affluent north London suburb One of the men is initially seen trying to crowbar the door before he resorts to booting it down with his foot A third burglar is later seen joining the break-in donning an all-black outfit and a mask The former detective claims at least two of them were subsequently released under Labour's early release scheme and may be among the current suspects. 'This type of offence is escalating because the Met Police has dismantled dedicated burglary squads to save money and burglary is no longer a priority for the force,' he told the Daily Mail. '
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🔮 'We will work closely with partners to ensure public safety is maintained.
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Bogle PERSON · 4× Labour ORG · 4× Sainsbury's ORG · 3× London GPE · 2× Mark PERSON · 2× Michael Bogle PERSON · 2× Andy Burnham PERSON · 1× Matt Twist PERSON · 1× Tesco ORG · 1× the Metropolitan Police's ORG · 1×

Narrative

He said: 'The concerning nature of the early release scheme in this case was a known prolific offender being put back into the community, only to immediately reoffend.' Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: 'Labour let out this prolific offender early last Thursday – and he has already embarked on a crime spree.' He added: 'Labour's reckless and botched release scheme is unleashing a crime wave already.' Police chiefs are demanding the Government provide an extra £480million because of the extra costs of dealing with offenders freed early. Last
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09
🔮 Asked if he would vote Labour, he said he did not vote but if he did he would vote for the Labour Party.

Claims (40 extracted, 0 hedged)

- Do you have a story? asserted
you → have → story
An early release prisoner who praised Labour's soft justice scheme is back in jail after committing 11 crimes in five days. asserted
who → praise → days
Michael Bogle, 38, stole more than £100 of washing powder from Sainsbury's just 24 hours after being freed. asserted
Bogle → steal → Sainsbury
He went on to shoplift a further £98.85 of detergent from Tesco over the next three days. asserted
He → go → days
The 38-year-old was also seen entering a Sainsbury's store three times to steal despite being banned from going near it. asserted
old → see → it
The prolific offender was arrested on Monday and pleaded guilty on Tuesday before being sentenced to eight months in prison. asserted
offender → arrest → prison
Bogle, a registered sex offender, declared, 'Keep the early release going, it's good' as he walked out of HMP Wandsworth on October 1. asserted
he → register → October
He had served just 78 days for breaching a criminal behaviour order and a 32-week suspended sentence for shoplifting. asserted
He → serve → shoplifting
Asked for his message to Andy Burnham, Bogle said: 'Keep the early release going. asserted
Bogle → ask → release
Asked if he would vote Labour, he said he did not vote but if he did he would vote for the Labour Party. asserted
he → ask → Party
Michael Bogle, 38, stole more than £100 of washing powder from Sainsbury's just 24 hours after being freed He said there was a risk he would shoplift again 'but hopefully not', before describing his plans to celebrate with 'kebabs'. asserted
he → steal → kebabs
He said he had been jailed five separate times for 100 convictions. asserted
he → say → convictions
Matt Twist, the Metropolitan Police's Assistant Commissioner, was surprised by how quickly Bogle had reoffended. asserted
Bogle → surprise → ?
'While it is not surprising that someone with this history went on to reoffend, the speed with which he did so, and the impact on frontline policing, is astonishing,' he said. asserted
he → go → policing
'Just one day after his release, he was captured on CCTV stealing from two supermarkets in north-west London. asserted
he → capture → London
' Bogle spent the weekend raiding stores, not caring that he was caught on CCTV. asserted
he → spend → CCTV
Police had to hunt the offender, who has 16 previous convictions for theft, criminal damage and indecent exposure, and send him back to jail for four counts of shoplifting, breaching court orders and commercial burglary. asserted
who → have → orders
It comes as Sir Mark Rowley hit out at Labour's early release scheme, saying his officers are now dealing with 100 electronic tag breaches a day by criminals. asserted
officers → come → criminals
Met officers are arresting two or three offenders a week who have been freed from prison under the programme . asserted
who → arrest → programme
Police leaders say the situation will only get worse as more dangerous offenders are let out under Labour's reforms. asserted
offenders → say → reforms
'I'm worried about the number of offenders being released into communities,' Sir Mark told LBC radio. asserted
Mark → release → radio
'At the moment we're arresting two or three early release offenders a week who are being recalled to prison or doing further offending. asserted
who → arrest → offending
We're getting increasing numbers of tag breaches to enforce that probation is sending to us. asserted
probation → get → us
It's now over 100 tag breaches a day in London – and rising. asserted
It → rise → London
'So, we take them to court. asserted
we → take → court
We're seeing 95 per cent plus of the tagging breaches that we arrest are simply being bailed back into the community on the same conditions. asserted
we → see → conditions
Under the new reforms, shorter sentences have been ditched, meaning fewer offenders are being jailed. asserted
offenders → ditch → reforms
Police also have to monitor criminals released early. asserted
Police → have → criminals
A prisoner covering his face with a mask raises his hands into the air outside HMP Leeds asserted
prisoner → cover → Leeds
Sir Mark warned: 'We're seeing fewer people remanded in prison. asserted
people → warn → prison
That's leaving more prolific and volatile people in communities. asserted
That → leave → communities
As a result, arrest warrants have doubled, he said. asserted
he → double → result
'This year we were getting 800 arrest warrants a month. asserted
we → get → warrants
We're now getting the best part of 1,600.' asserted
We → get → 1,600
He added: 'So this is a really difficult situation. asserted
this → add → ?
Officers are really concerned and frustrated that they're trying to deal with danger on behalf of the public, and the system is losing its strength to do it.' asserted
system → frustrate → it
Borough Commander for North West London, Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams, emailed local politicians about the case, warning victims are 'losing confidence in a system that is not handling offenders and suspects adequately: tagging orders are not being strictly enforced and dangerous people are frequently being released on bail'. asserted
people → email → bail
He said: 'The concerning nature of the early release scheme in this case was a known prolific offender being put back into the community, only to immediately reoffend.' Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: 'Labour let out this prolific offender early last Thursday – and he has already embarked on a crime spree.' He added: 'Labour's reckless and botched release scheme is unleashing a crime wave already.' Police chiefs are demanding the Government provide an extra £480million because of the extra costs of dealing with offenders freed early. Last asserted
Government → say → offenders
, 700 prisoners, including violent offenders, were let out. asserted
prisoners → include → offenders
An estimated 4,500 criminals will be let out early over the next 10 months. asserted
criminals → let → months
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