THIS is the moment Have-a-heroes attack suspected thieves who are loading their car with stolen groceries.
The video shows three men throwing shopping into their car in a Tesco car park in Waltham Abbey, Essex, yesterday.
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The video shows the alleged thieves packing their cars
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Have-a-go-heroes stopped them from leaving Tescos
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The police later arrested two people
The trio are seen busily pushing groceries from a cart before jumping into a black BMW.
But before they can drive away, a group of men break into the vehicle and begin demanding that the gang get out of the car.
They open the door and start pulling the would-be thieves out of the car as they try to fight back.
Shocked witnesses can be heard saying “call the police” as a Tesco security worker arrives and tries to open the boot.
The men manage to get the three out of the car – but the fight to contain them continues.
One of the then alleged thieves then tries to headbutt one of the men and ends up falling to the ground.
Police later arrived at the scene and arrested two men aged 17 and 27 on suspicion of theft.
They were released on conditional bail and banned from the Tesco store.
Detective Chief Inspector Alan Blakesley, from our Western Local Police Area, said: “We are acutely aware of the impact that theft has on our business and we work extremely hard, firstly, to respond to incidents when they happen and make arrests and, secondly, how we would ensure that companies are supported by our dedicated business crime team when they feel they could benefit from that independent advice.
“In this case, officers from our community service team arrived quickly to make an arrest and we thank all members of the public who reported the incident to us.”
It comes after new figures revealed a shocking rise in violence directed at frontline employees.
Tesco boss Ken Murphy described the impact on staff as “heartbreaking” and criticized the attacks as “unacceptable”.
The chief executive has now called for changes to the law and the police, MailOnline reports.
Meanwhile, across the sector, attacks have doubled in the last six years, costing shops more than £950m in 2022.
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And the British Retail Consortium claims that the police rarely turn up when incidents are reported.
Recent research has shown that incidents of violence and abuse against retail employees have increased from 450 per day in 2019 to more than 850 per day last year.
Staff report that they have been cursed, subjected to racial or sexual insults, physically threatened, spat on and subjected to physical violence.
Mr Murphy said Tesco had invested £200m over the past four years in security measures such as door access systems, security screens and digital radios.
Shoplifting costs businesses nearly £1bn a year and officers currently fail to follow up on more than two-thirds of serious retail crime.
The Co-op recorded almost 1,000 incidents a day of retail crime in the six months to June.
This is an increase of 35 percent compared to the same period in 2022 and the highest level ever.
A Tesco spokesman said: “We are aware of the incident which took place at our Waltham Abbey Superstore and are assisting the police with their enquiries.”
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