London Shops Lose £15m To Theft
Saturday, 7th December 2024 at 7:54pmThe Standard website reports that London shops lost a record £15 million of items due to a shoplifting epidemic sweeping across the capital.
The spike is in line with national shoplifting figures, which show that shoplifting has risen 30 per cent since the pandemic and the ensuing cost-of-living crisis.
Brazen thieves burst into stores with wheelie bins, suitcases and holdalls to clear shelves of items, with one Co-op store in inner London being looted three times in one day by organised gangs.
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