'Their parents should be ashamed' - Morrisons Daily staff terrorised by shoplifting youths in Plungington Road
The store and its staff have been terrorised by gangs of youths...
Video shared with the Post and Lancashire Police shows the daily battle Morrisons staff are facing with anti-social youths in Plungington.
Teenagers have been terrorising the Morrisons Daily store in Plungington Road in recent weeks, with groups of youths reportedly running amok, shoplifting and abusing staff.
Footage shared with police and the Lancashire Post - which cannot be published for legal reasons - appears to show a number of teenage boys raiding the store over the bank holiday weekend.
In one clip, two staff members are seen apprehending a suspected shoplifter as the youth attempts to exit the store without paying.
Lancashire Police said they were made aware of ‘disorder’ involving a large group of young people outside the Morrisons Daily store yesterday evening, with officers attending the scene around 6.20pm. No arrests were made.
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There were further reports that a group of men had assembled outside the store later that evening, around 8pm, to protect the shop and its staff from further trouble, with teenagers reportedly barred from entering.
The store - formerly a branch of SPAR - has been targeted by youths since it opened in December, and two weeks ago the shop had its windows smashed.
A police spokesperson said: “We had a call at 6.24pm reporting disorder involving a group of young people outside Morrisons Daily.”
Morrisons were approached for comment.