Palm stolen goods, arrest made.

Avon and Somerset police recently arrested and charged a man from Western-Super-Mare in conjunction with the theft and sale of stolen Palm Equipment products.

An alarm was raised after Palm premium apparel items, including £500 plus Stikine and Torrent immersion suits, appeared at unusually low prices on the on-line market place E-bay.

Recognised as a non authorized seller, the Clevedon company informed the police and the subsequent investigation led to a raid on a home and subsequent arrest of an ex employee.

Commenting on the theft, Palm Technical Director Bob Slee observed “We keep an eye on sites like E-bay for anomalies in our product sales. This case sends a clear signal to would be thieves that e-bay is not above the law and action will be taken to protect companies like ourselves and those who sell legitimately on the site.’

He added a note of caution for buyers “Sadly those who have bought the suits are in possession of stolen goods and technically they should return them. We have all the product batch numbers so will be able to track and retain any that are returned or appear elsewhere.’