Moment teenage 'shoplifter' is pinned to the road in Mayfair by security guards

This is the shocking moment an alleged shoe thief is tackled to the floor by security in Mayfair. An 18-year-old man is said to have stolen two pairs of trainers from a shop on Oxford Street when two nearby guards pinned him to the road outside renowned restaurant, Ivy Asia. Police then rushed to the scene to arrest the teen, who has since been released under investigation as enquiries continue. The video shared on social media originally wrote in the caption that 'undercover officers quickly stepped in an restrained a thief who had just attempted to grab a phone from an American tourist outside Roka'.