Brazen shoplifter creeps into store to steal vapes and sweets in broad daylight

A shop owner has claimed his business is losing around £1,500 a month to shoplifting. Saba Mahesh has released CCTV of youths brazenly stealing vapes and sweets to highlight the scourge sweeping the nation. In one clip, a hooded person even crawls into the shop on his hands and knees to avoid being spotted, before running out in broad daylight. Mahesh says his four stores - located in the seaside town of Sheerness, Kent - are targeted daily by youths whose anti-social and criminal behaviour has worsened since the pandemic. Watch more videos at the Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/theindependent/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://www.theindy.com Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters Like The Independent on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow The Independent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow The Independent on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Download the iOS & Android app: https://www.independent.co.uk/subscribe/app Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust - https://www.independent.co.uk/donations Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content & live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB