I was at a shopping centre today in Leicester all of a sudden a young bloke runs by me going like the clappers followed by a plain clothes policeman on his tail radioing for back up. Then out of no where a security guard comes jogging past by the look of him he couldnt run much further, then this young security guard flys round the corner of a shop and runs into a elderly women on a disabled scooter in front of me, the women just looked at me and shock her head. The security guard hobbled off after the young bloke. I hope the policeman got the guy but those 2 security guards would never have stood a chance of catching him it was so funny seeing them.
ah, but if the security guards were doing their job properley, then the thief would'nt have got away!!!!!. then there would have been no need for em to chase him.
ideally before he got out of the store........ it's all about keeping them under constant observation, so as soon as he gets to the exit of the store, you are in a position to make the stop, before he has a chance to do a runner!
The only problem is that it involves waiting till he has left the store and its very hard to observe him and be outside at the same time. Plus the guards might not necessarily have even been from the store that he was shoplifting from, they could have been from a neighbouring store and went to help the policeman. Or for all we know he might not have been a shoplifter at all, all guinestyke saw was a man being chased by another man and thn two security guards chasing the pair.
very good points, but, i can only go on what i was trained to do, which as i say is to keep them in sight at all times, that way when they do make for the exit, you are more or less right behind them, in order to make the stop.... it is actually easier if you get chance to get back up, and have someone else lying in wait at the store entrance....
Just out of interest what was your policy on stopping them? By that I mean were you told to chase if they ran or to leave them? (health and safety being what it is these days)
RE: Why didn't you stop him then? mainly due to the fact that i was'nt in leicester at the time of the incident....
our policy when attempting to apprehend someone is to, get back up if at all possible, but if you have to do it on your own, try to avoid putting yourself in danger....... so for example, if the fecker pulled a knife on me, i'd let him go....... seeing as im not issued with body armour or anything probly best option
woulnd't bother stopping one putting yourself at risk for minimal reward and if you did hit him you would be as likely to get nicked as him!
A great way to half inch something would be to run away with something and have an accomplice dressed as a security guard complete with radio chase after you shouting at any other guards, "don't worry, I've got this one."
Not technically correct Checkouts are generally speaking set quite a distance inside the store, at the front but with quite a large area behind them. As soon as the person passes them, the last point of sale, then their intention to leave without the product is clear and as such they are guilty of shoplifting. The area between checkouts and the exit doors is the ideal time to stop somebody that you suspect has taken something.