An Adelaide lady has been hailed as a hero after confronting 4 youngsters allegedly in the midst of stealing trolleys filled with alcohol from a neighborhood liquor retailer.
Police attended a BWS grocery store at Waterloo Nook Highway in Burton simply earlier than 2pm on Saturday following reviews of a theft.
Surprising video posted to social media exhibits 4 masked youngsters pushing trolleys packed to the brim with alcohol across the grocery store.
“The 4 thieves loaded up buying trolleys with alcohol and made off with out fee,” a police spokesperson mentioned.
Clients appeared on in disbelief because the masked figures walked out of the shop with out paying and made their escape.
Cindy, 56, had been within the carpark along with her accomplice when she noticed the group working from the shop.
“I believed ‘this particular person is not going to get away’, and me a five-foot-tall lady with arthritis goes to try to wrestle these younger boys,” she advised 9News.
The grandmother mentioned she confronted off with one of many alleged thieves, holding onto the buying trolley and pleading with him to cease.
“I simply mentioned ‘why are you doing this?’ however he did not reply as a result of he was nearly 14 I reckon,” she mentioned.
As she confronted off with the teenager, her accomplice jumped into his automotive and rammed into one of many trolleys together with his automotive.
“I simply wanted yet another man to assist me get the trolley and we might have been capable of do a citizen’s arrest,” Cindy mentioned.
“If the group does not work collectively, they’re simply going to run the place.”
She mentioned all 4 teenagers managed to flee and she or he walked away with simply a big inexperienced bruise on her proper arm.
Investigations into the theft are ongoing.
Anybody who acknowledges anybody within the imaginative and prescient or has any data which will assist to determine any of the suspects is requested to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or on-line at www.crimestopperssa.com.au
