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Shoplifters: At War with the Law: With David Threlfall. Obs-doc following security guards at shopping centres. With the police crippled by budget cuts and shoplifting being carried out by organised gangs store security teams are under pressure to stop thefts.
- (21)
- 2020-07-13
- Documentary, Crime
- 60
A member of staff is claiming to have been assaulted and all available guards are scrambled to assist. The suspect is apprehended and taken to the holding room where his offences soon stack up. Meanwhile in London's West End, a call comes in from a retailer who has detained a suspected shoplifter.
Guards at West Orchards shopping centre in Coventry scramble to respond when a shoplifter runs out of a shop after stealing a pair of trainers. Lewis and dog handler Keith race to a fight that has broken out inside a betting shop.
Oct 18, 2021 · Former detective David McKelvey works to stop a human trafficking ring that use their victims to smuggle fake tobacco so they can find their supply. Read More
Nov 14, 2020 · At West Orchard's shopping centre in Coventry, the specialist security team are helping to combat a nationwide epidemic of shoplifting. The team get a tip off from Birmingham that an organised criminal gang is heading their way.
Nov 2, 2022 · Shoplifters strike 200 times every hour in Britain, stealing £2.2 billion. With the police crippled by budget cuts, retailers are fighting back. A look on the frontline with those who are putting their lives on the line to catch criminals.
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Shoplifters strike 200 times every hour in Britain, stealing £2.2 billion. With the police crippled by budget cuts, retailers are fighting back. With CCTV covering every inch of shopping centres across the country, a crack unit of security guards in stab vests are fighting back.
