Humiliating shoplifting videos expose crimewave blighting London

Humiliating videos have laid bare a crimewave blighting London after Waitrose sacked a worker who tried to stop a shoplifter stealing Easter eggs.Despite London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan's frequent claims the capital is a safe city, many of its stores are plagued by repeat thieves, shoplifting gangs stealing to order and thugs who can even attack store staff when challenged.Amid the uptick in retail crime , supermarket Waitrose came under fire this week after it emerged it had sacked a London employee for confronting a 'repeat offender'.Walker Smith, 54, had worked at the Clapham Junction branch for 17 years before he was fired after confronting the shoplifter after a customer told him someone had filled their bag with Easter eggs.