[Brighton] Brazen shoplifting in Co Op Hove seafront

[Herr Tubthumper]

That's nothing, Co-op Dolgellau, I saw some foreigner walking out with a 25kg bag of potatoes, an HD TV, a Sky box, 48 cans of Skol and a cabbage, police just stood and watched. And then arrested me cos I said I'm English.

These days…..

 

[southstandandy]

Blimey - this works. Just popped in and filled up an entire trolley and a dozen bottles of wine and just went out the exit - lovely jubbly

 

[bobby baxter]

Dear Daily Mail

Today I was shopping in the new Co op on Hove seafront next to the King Alfred .

Whilst I was in the shop, a man about 30 came in with a large canvas bag , he walked over to an isle and proceeded to fill up his bag, literally tipping loads of stuff into the bag .

He then walked out of the shop casually .

I alerted the shop assistant who said they have been advised not to try to stop shop lifters especially ones they know that live opposite in the council run half way house as there are A few men living there that have threatened shop assistants with a knife when they have approached them .

He told me they were all from a certain country but I won’t say which one , as it’s unfair to judge a whole country based on the actions of these men . It is a country a long way away .

The Co op guy said they can’t afford a security man and there is no point ringing the police if no one’s hurt because they won’t even turn up the same day !

What is going wrong with our city and why are the council allowing a half way house in the middle of a busy urban family populated area !

I blame the Greens !

 

[Eeyore]

Today I was shopping in the new Co op on Hove seafront next to the King Alfred .

Whilst I was in the shop, a man about 30 came in with a large canvas bag , he walked over to an isle and proceeded to fill up his bag, literally tipping loads of stuff into the bag .

He then walked out of the shop casually .

I alerted the shop assistant who said they have been advised not to try to stop shop lifters especially ones they know that live opposite in the council run half way house as there are A few men living there that have threatened shop assistants with a knife when they have approached them .

He told me they were all from a certain country but I won’t say which one , as it’s unfair to judge a whole country based on the actions of these men . It is a country a long way away .

The Co op guy said they can’t afford a security man and there is no point ringing the police if no one’s hurt because they won’t even turn up the same day !

What is going wrong with our city and why are the council allowing a half way house in the middle of a busy urban family populated area !

Sure he didn't arrive by dinghy ?

 

[Justice]

Mind your own business

 

[WATFORD zero]

Blimey - this works. Just popped in and filled up an entire trolley and a dozen bottles of wine and just went out the exit - lovely jubbly

Well I do hope that you are from a country a LONG way away, we do have traditions to keep up

 

[GT49er]

It's been like that in Liverpool for 30 years.

In off-licences!

I stopped off for a couple of ice creams at a newsagents near Stanley Park once on the way out of town from the fake " Cavern" museum, the glass was covered with a wire mesh, inside everything was behind glass and you stood in a lobby with a small hatch and mesh grill in the partition in front of you.

Everything in that shop was protected, you couldn't have shoplifted a penny chew without a giant axe .

No different from parts of Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol, London, Brighton and dozens of other towns and cities in the UK - and as for the state of Calais .............

 

[Wardy's twin]

The sad thing is that by doing nothing this theft is being( or indeed has been) normalised as acceptable i.e. its not theft if its under £25 or £100 . What's next i only punched him once etc.

 

[rigton70]

bouncer on the door with a baseball bat. simples

The quik-e-mart by Shoreham station has all the sauce locked behind doors in a fridge.

the newsagent doesn't, he probably keeps a Scimitar under the counter.

Not been to that newsagents in 10 years. Is it still run buy an Indian couple?

 

[NooBHA]

£5 win New Zealand.

£1 ew double Andorra & Papua New Guinea.

My money is on Ireland. I was in Dublin one and a few lads from an itinerant community went into a shop and were just helping themselves and despite the attempts of shoppers and staff they just continued helping themselves. I really felt sorry for the shop owner.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

So.....what have we learned today?

 

[OSRGull]

I saw one being taken back into the store by two security guards yesterday in the co-op on Western Road, he was with his girlfriend as well which made it rather more amusing.


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[BNthree]

Coop is known for having a “no chase” policy with regard to shoplifters. Often see junkies visiting the smaller coops that don’t have security, like the 2 on Portland Rd in Hove, and hurry out quickly without buying anything.

 

[TheJasperCo]

He told me they were all from a certain country but I won’t say which one , as it’s unfair to judge a whole country based on the actions of these men . It is a country a long way away .!

Li'l shyster...

 

[albionalbino]

Nice one! thanks for letting us know but the shelves are almost empty now. Have you got anymore recommendations for thieving?

 

[Live by the sea]

I'm amazed to know there are council houses in Hove, I thought it was just Hangleton

It was a hotel that the council are currently running as a half way house. Ludicrous location for it .

 

[The Clamp]

Today I was shopping in the new Co op on Hove seafront next to the King Alfred .

Whilst I was in the shop, a man about 30 came in with a large canvas bag , he walked over to an isle and proceeded to fill up his bag, literally tipping loads of stuff into the bag .

He then walked out of the shop casually .

I alerted the shop assistant who said they have been advised not to try to stop shop lifters especially ones they know that live opposite in the council run half way house as there are A few men living there that have threatened shop assistants with a knife when they have approached them .

He told me they were all from a certain country but I won’t say which one , as it’s unfair to judge a whole country based on the actions of these men . It is a country a long way away .

The Co op guy said they can’t afford a security man and there is no point ringing the police if no one’s hurt because they won’t even turn up the same day !

What is going wrong with our city and why are the council allowing a half way house in the middle of a busy urban family populated area !

Yes. It’s problem in all co-ops as they refuse to hire security. However, I can tell you with authority that the majority of people that steal from the Hove Kingsway shop are British.

 

[jcdenton08]

How many brazens did they shoplift?

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Same happens at our village co-op when those who must not be named are “passing through”. Stealing with impunity.

 

[Originunknown]

What was the country? Russia? Syria?