Woman brazenly walks out of Meadowhall M&S with trolley full of stolen food and drink

A woman walked out of M&S at Meadowhall without paying for food and drink worth over £500.
By Claire Lewis
Published 1st Dec 2020, 09:54 BST
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She walked out of the store with a trolley packed with goods on Wednesday last week.

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A woman walked out of Marks & Spencer at Meadowhall without paying for over £500 worth of items in a trolleyA woman walked out of Marks & Spencer at Meadowhall without paying for over £500 worth of items in a trolley
A woman walked out of Marks & Spencer at Meadowhall without paying for over £500 worth of items in a trolley

Officers dealing with a stolen vehicle found on a Meadowhall car park were waiting for a recovery truck to arrive when they said ‘a female turned up pushing a trolley as though she was a contestant on Supermarket Sweep’.

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South Yorkshire Police said: “The trolley was full with over £520 worth of shopping from a nearby supermarket.

“£520 worth of stuff that she hadn’t paid for.

“This female was more than a little surprised when we wandered over to say hello.”

The woman was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting.

Anyone with information about those involved in shoplifting and handling stolen goods should call South Yorkshire Police on 101.

Crimestoppers can also be contacted, anonymously, on 0800 555111.

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