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Two masked thieves brazenly raid a Boots in Bayswater grabbing bags of goods in seconds as frustrated locals slam rising shoplifting and ineffective security in London.
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Two thieves in Covid masks raid Boots in broad daylight in upmarket area of capital

Andy Crick
Last updated: December 5, 2025 10:21 am
Andy Crick Published December 5, 2025
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Two thieves in Covid-19-style masks raiding a Boots store in broad daylight. (Jam Press/@CrimeLdn)
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Two thieves in Covid-19-style masks raided a branch of Boots in broad daylight in an upmarket area of the capital.

The pair were seen just inside the door of the High Street pharmacy landing up two bags.

They grabbed items from the shelves as a security guard and an employee stood over them.

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The duo then ran out of the shop and ran down the street with their loot.

It happened on Queensway, Bayswater, central London – where the average property price is £1.9m.

One witness filmed the brazen theft on their mobile phone in a 32-second video, as reported by Need To Know.

(Jam Press/@CrimeLdn)

One Londoner, Chris Nicholls, fumed: “So fed up of all this s*it for more and more and more taxation.

Social media comment on the post of Two masked thieves brazenly raid a Boots in Bayswater grabbing bags of goods in seconds as frustrated locals slam rising shoplifting and ineffective security in London.
Social media comment on the post. (Picture: Jam Press)

“Bloke at Sainsbury’s the other day just scanned one of his four items and walked off.

“Probably another element of decent people paying higher prices at the till.”

Scott Weaver added: “What’s the point of having them waste-of-wage security guards everywhere?

“They might as well get a scarecrow.”

Paul Bettany said: “F*ck this place.”

Social media comment on the post of Two masked thieves brazenly raid a Boots in Bayswater grabbing bags of goods in seconds as frustrated locals slam rising shoplifting and ineffective security in London.
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Another local joked: “It’s winter and they need some moisturiser.”

Boots and the Met Police have been approached for comment.

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Two masked thieves brazenly raid a Boots in Bayswater grabbing bags of goods in seconds as frustrated locals slam rising shoplifting and ineffective security in London.
Boots on Queensway, Bayswater, central London. (Picture: Jam Press)

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