A calm shoplifter casually pinched four bottles of wine from Sainsbury’s despite a brave worker filming him on his body cam.
The man calmly chose which ones he wanted from the shelves.
A member of staff bravely tried to pull down the hood on his coat to be able to capture his face on his video camera.
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But the crook just carried on regardless and walked out of the supermarket despite being surrounded by employees.
It happened yesterday (4 Dec) in Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park, north London.
The Sainsbury’s Local is a stone’s throw from Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.
Locals reacted in shock at how brazen the thief was.
Calvin McDonald fumed: “Wouldn’t be happening if I was there.
“I’d be telling them lads to put the bottle away, apologise to the staff or enjoy a night in the cells.
“Sometimes, you’ve just got to give them the chance and see how they react.
“Although, they’d be very silly not to take me up on my offer.”
Another said: “It’s the supermarkets own doing.
“They cut all their staff and expected customers to serve themselves.
“This is the result.”
A third added: “But no one is stopping him.
“For f*cks sake.”
A fourth said: “Don’t happen in my local shop.
“Guys tried it once but as soon as the bat came out word got around and then they knew.
“Hate this, ‘take what you want attitude’. I ain’t an angel but was never a thief.
“You want something, work for it.”
It follows a spate of shoplifting cases across the country in the wake of the cost-of-living crisis, as reported by Need To Know.
Sainsbury’s started giving staff body cams in 2020 to stop attacks on them.
A Sainsbury’s spokesperson said, “We reported the incident which took place last week to the police and are supporting their investigation with CCTV and colleague-worn camera footage.”
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The Met Police has been approached for comment
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