Shock moment female gang including pregnant woman ‘shoplift £1,000s in designer perfume in brazen daylight raid'
CCTV from the shop in East London show the group appearing to swipe the expensive goods in a brazen daylight raid.
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Footage appears to show the group of females looking at the display cabinet
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They are then accused of stealing thousands of pounds worth of perfume
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The gang then appear to be stopped by a member of staff before shoving past her
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One of the group in a black dress was visibly pregnant
The four women, including the mum-to-be, are being sought by cops after the alleged shoplifting spree at the pharmacy in Mile End.
Footage shared with The Sun appears to show the group breaking open a cabinet door.
They then appear to stash dozens of Dior perfumes and premium gift sets in a Bag For Life.
One of the quartet looks to have walked off swiftly as a member of staff confronted them.
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But the rest of the group are accused of shoving a teenage shop assistant and sprinting away.
Pharmacy manager Dipak Raja, 36, claimed: 'Britain is going downhill, I couldn't believe a pregnant woman could be involved in something like this.
'I hate to think how her child will be in future - and what will she teach her kids?'
The women stole about £1,800 worth of goods, Raja says, which were locked inside a strong glass cabinet.
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Tower Hamlets is known for having a higher crime rate than other boroughs in London.
Knowing this, shops in the area, including Raja's pharmacy, have extra security and protection for their stock.
But the pharmacy manger believes that the group must have planned the alleged raid before.
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He claims the group knew how to pick the lock rather than breaking the glass.
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Raja added: 'It's the first time I've experienced anything like this.
"It was very clever the way they did it.'
After a customer suspected something suspicious was going on, a member of staff confronted the gaggle.
But the women insisted they weren't stealing, headed to the exit and shoved an 18-year-old store assistant who got in their way.
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Raja, who was busy with a customer at the time, called the police and chased after the group when he realised what had happened.
However, the thieves ran ahead of him and managed to get away, he claimed.
The group reportedly made their final escape after pushing through the disabled barricade at Mile End tube station.
The Met Police confirmed to The Sun that no arrests have been made yet.
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Staff members tried to intervene but claimed the group fled after being followed outside
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