2 women have been caught by Police with over £500 of stolen goods after a shoplifting spree in Newport.
CCTV operators based at Island Roads HQ – the same operators that the Isle of Wight Council want to axe – spotted the 2 suspects on the town’s CCTV cameras this morning.
Police officers were alerted to the situation and were able to stop the duo.
A search of the 2 women led to the discovery of over £500 of stolen goods which has since been returned to 8 different stores in Newport.
Just goes to show what a valuable resource the CCTV is when it is manned….
Fantastic work by CCTV crew as always! Until they are kicked out.
Glad they’ve been caught. Incredible, how they can steal so much, with CCTV in stores.
If all the councillors took a pay cut they may be able to afford the cctv staff.
Absolutely right!
Useful cctv eh? so the Council get rid of it!!!
Businesses pay high rates to have this type of cover.