Female Gang of Pickpockets Caught Red Handed by Police on Oxford Street

Female gang of pickpockets are caught by undercover police officer as they try to swipe shopper's purse on Oxford Street.

The thieves were caught red-handed by Metropolitan Police plain-clothes officer Sergeant Steve Stamp.



3 Bulgarian women were "circling their prey like sharks" on Oxford Street, which is the busiest shopping street in Britain when they caught them red-handed trying to take something from a tourist's bag moments after a previous attempt.



Police officer told, thieves are looking down at peoples bags, people's rucksacks, purses and things like that, they are not interested in the shops, that's a giveaway.

One of them was handed a 12-week suspended sentence and a fine after being found guilty of theft.

The plague of shoplifters and pickpockets affecting London’s busiest shopping street is shown in Channel 5 documentary Inside Oxford Street, airing on Thursday.

Another female shoplifter was caught stealing £72 of goods and screamed at the plain clothed officers before spitting at one of them.