The method by which two women tried to steal a “mountain” of products from a Lidl in the UK. Internet users say they are Romanian

Two women tried to hit a Lidl store, but their plan was disappointed by a brave employee, who stopped them before they could leave with a mountain of stolen products, including deodorants, capsules for the washing machine and hygienic products.

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A filming that was viral on Tiktok surprised the incredible moment in which two women were stopped, in a Lidl store in the UK, by a brave employee, before leaving with a mountain of stolen goods, according to dailymail.co.uk.

In the pictures you can see how women were emptying their pockets of stolen products, after they were forbidden to leave the supermarket. In the background, a passenger asks the employee if the store “Call the police”to which the man confirms by shaking his head.

Meanwhile, thief women, dressed in black tights, assorted white t -shirts and vests, have been filmed abandoning almost an entire shelf of products. Among the stolen goods were absorbents, capsules for the washing machine and 12 bottles of deodorant.

Women have become “famous” on the Internet

The amazing clip has been watched over 2.5 million times on Instagram and Tiktok, with the subtitle: “How can people do that?”.

Comments were full of disgust: “All will return to the shelves after they have been hidden in the pants! Uf!”wrote a user. Another added: “They have not even ashamed.”

“They are probably Roma, from Romania“, Another Internet use wrote.

The incident occurs in the context in which a police chief warned that some thieves of stores “I feel I can steal without any consequence.”

Katy Bourne, nationally responsible for thefts in stores at the Association of Police and Crime Commissaries, said that firmer police interventions are required and “Significant measures of criminal justice” to prevent recurrence.

The thefts in the stores reached a record level in 2024, with over 500,000 crimes, up 20% compared to 2023.

Police concerns: People have come to steal with no fear

“What happened to our streets and centers? Why do some people feel they can steal without fear and aggressing the staff without repercussions? ”said Bourne. She also said that rehabilitation is needed for some criminals as well as “Significant alternatives in overcrowded prisons”.

Bourne also announced that Sussex would introduce “The first electronic labeling program for recidivist thieves”together with the courts and traders, for their monitoring.

In an article published in The Telegraph, the police chief criticized “Purist application of the Law on data protection”, who advises traders not to distribute images with suspects. However, she welcomed the decision of police forces, including Sussex, to introduce live facial recognition chambers in specially adapted vans.

Jon Cummins, the deputy head of the Avon and Somerset police chief, told BBC Radio 4 that wider social problems, such as poverty, the cost of life and addiction, contribute to the growth of the thefts in stores. He said: “If someone observes a theft, my advice is to call us, not to intervene. We want to answer and we will respond to such calls.”

Stores have started to give reward to customers who detect thieves among rayon

Katy Bourne also warned the public to stop the shops on their own. They can be armed, and the people who intervene “He takes the risk” to commit aggression, illegal restraint or abusive arrest.

Earlier this week, the Iceland supermarket chain said it will provide customers with a reward of 1 lira if they notice thieves in flagrant. The head of the retailer, Richard Walker, said that any client signaling the employees' offenders will receive payment directly on the membership card.

The issue of thefts in stores came to the attention of the British government

At the same time, the government agreed that theft in stores should be called “Shop Theft” in the store to reduce its gravity.

In a letter to ministers the members of the Lord's Chamber have warned that the term “obsolete” trivialize the severity of the crime and have asked for its gradual elimination from legislation and guides. The government replied that they will be employed to use the expression “Shop Theft” when appropriate, according to the Daily Telegraph.

The National Police Unit for Organized Offenses, OPAL, said he would encourage the use of the term in general communications.

The letter sent in November to Parliament, stated: “The use of the old term” shoplifting “serves to trivialize the serious and organized nature of an increasing element of theft in stores, which severely affects the retail sector. We recommend its gradual elimination.”

In response, the Interior Minister, Dame Diana Johnson, said: “The government will use the expression” Shop Theft “where it is suitable.”

The rate of thefts from stores almost doubled in two decades, with three steel per minute in England and Wales in the year ended in March.

530,643 thefts were reported to the police during this period, up 20% compared to the previous year, when 444,022 were registered.

The problem is increasingly widespread in pharmacies, with an estimated 88% increase in theft of medicines and medical products in the last 12 months.

Sir Keir Starmer has combated the thefts from stores one of its main priorities since taking over the mandate and promised that it will allocate another 200 million pounds for the neighborhood police, as well as to turn the aggression of a store into a more serious crime.