Greggs fans have said they're "gutted" after finding out a popular Christmas bake won't be returning for the 2023 menu.
22.10.2023 - 14:33 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Greggs staff have been forced to wear panic buttons to stop violent thieves who steal sausage rolls and doughnuts.
Staff have reportedly faced abusive and nasty behaviour as thugs help themselves to goods, with one shop losing around £200 per day from nicked goods. Panic buttons are now worn by staff at the store in Middlesbrough to alert colleagues if a violent thief enters the shop.
Manager Lynne said: “It’s rife, they’ll come in and help themselves to the sandwiches, they’ll take the doughnuts, they’ll take a handful of sausage rolls. It’s absolutely disgusting. They’re abusive and nasty. One of my colleagues was hit and punched by a woman when he tried to confront her.
"And I had to press my panic button the other week when a man came in and swept up all the sandwiches and threw the metal tray on the floor. They don’t just take – they actually choose what they want and then walk past the window sarcastically waving at you.”
It comes as figures revealed shoplifting in the north east of England is on the rise. Washing powder and meat are among the items stolen, with shops reportedly losing thousands of pounds.
According to the Mirror, criminals cherry-pick the priciest items such as meat and washing powder and flog the goods to hard-up people who can’t afford supermarket prices. One senior Cleveland Police officer admitted: “Shop owners are beyond sick and tired. They’re losing thousands of pounds and there’s very little they can do to stop it.”
Police work around the clock to catch criminals but fight a losing battle with lags reoffending the moment they’re released. Locating them is also a challenge – with many postcode-hopping to avoid detection.
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Greggs fans have said they're "gutted" after finding out a popular Christmas bake won't be returning for the 2023 menu.
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