See 'cyclist thief' tackled to floor as police make arrests and recover £50k of stolen goods

Warwickshire Police said prolific repeat offenders have been put away for over 16 years

This is the moment police arrest a 'cyclist thief' as he's tackled to the floor as police target a string of shoplifters. Plain clothes officers have recovered £50,000-worth of stolen goods.

Warwickshire Police's Investigation Standards and Outcomes (ISO) team made 255 arrests for shoplifting between November last year and September. It also put prolific repeat offenders away for over 16 years.

The force has shared a video montage above of some of their top arrests of shoplifters in the region during the Safer Business Action Week. One shows a cyclist being hauled to the floor despite police asking nicely to stop! He is heard saying: "**** hell man!" Other video clips show people being arrested on streets and from cars.

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There were prosecutions over £80,000-worth of stolen goods. Police said the team was fast becoming a model for other forces in how to tackle shoplifting.

Police said: "It’s Safer Business Action Week, and we wanted to start off with a montage of some of our top arrests of shoplifters in Warwickshire. These videos come from our plain clothes Investigation Standards and Outcomes (ISO) team – you might have met them already and been none the wiser.

"In a year, they’ve made over 255 arrests for shop theft, recovered thousands of pounds worth of stolen property, and put prolific repeat offenders away for over 16 years. The team is fast becoming a model for other forces in how to tackle shoplifting. Keep following us to find out more about what we’re doing to tackle business crime in Warwickshire."

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