{"id":182620,"date":"2023-10-13T19:29:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=182620"},"modified":"2023-10-13T19:29:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:29:40","slug":"moment-thief-brazenly-breaks-into-a-white-van-and-steals-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/moment-thief-brazenly-breaks-into-a-white-van-and-steals-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment thief brazenly breaks into a white van and steals tools"},"content":{"rendered":"
Shocking video has emerged allegedly showing a brazen ‘serial thief’ robbing vans for tools in broad daylight.<\/p>\n
The video was recorded in Camden, North West London, yesterday.<\/p>\n
It shows an alleged thief walking away from one van, jumping into a black car and then driving to another van just a few yards away.<\/p>\n
The suspected tool thief, wearing a high-vis jacket, medical mask and black cap, gets out of the car before looking around to see if the coast is clear.<\/p>\n
Then, he pulls out a tool of some kind to break the lock, opens the door, and grabs an item before jumping back into his car and driving away – all within a matter of seconds.<\/p>\n
A post shared by Stolen Tools UK (@stolen_tools_uk_)<\/p>\n
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The thief can be shown in a high-vis jacket breaking the lock, stealing the tools and running away<\/p>\n
It was posted on a dedicated Instagram page called stolen_tools_uk_ which claims it is just one of many tool thefts recorded in the capital city.<\/p>\n
The page also claims tool thievery in London is so bad that it is a ‘pandemic’.<\/p>\n
The Instagram post reads: ‘This scumbag is well known and has done many vans over the past year.<\/p>\n
‘We have lost count now how many victims there are to this thief!<\/p>\n
‘Look how brazen they are with no care or worry about being caught in broad daylight @metpolice_uk<\/p>\n
‘Huge pandemic right now in the UK with tool theft and it\u2019s just being swept under the carpet.’<\/p>\n
People reacted to the post in complete shock at the video.<\/p>\n
One person said: ‘Fuming! This low life done my van back in October last year. Please I hope one day we cross paths.’<\/p>\n
Someone else added: ‘Shouldn’t be that easy to get into a \u00a330k van.’<\/p>\n
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The video was filmed in North West London yesterday and apparently shows the thief robbing the tools in just a matter of seconds<\/p>\n
Another said: ‘That’s ridiculous for a \u00a330k+ motor.<\/p>\n
‘Companies have got to do something about the security on these vans!’<\/p>\n
One person added: ‘Disgusting how the met let this happen @metpolice_uk.<\/p>\n
‘When you gonna do your job? More interested in catching people from speeding then dealing with real crime.’<\/p>\n
And one person joked: ‘Need to start setting up dummy vans with a few lads in the back!’<\/p>\n
Mail Online contacted the Met Police for comment.<\/p>\n