Overview
- Police have stepped up a search after multiple businesses reported the same woman taking high-value goods from outside their premises.
- Footage from Elystan Street in Chelsea showed a box of langoustines worth about £300 being removed, prompting wider scrutiny of similar incidents.
- Galvin La Chapelle in Spitalfields reviewed CCTV from November 4 that appeared to show £800 of premium meat being taken in the early hours.
- Petals at Bibendum near Sloane Square reported £400 of orchids stolen, and Notting Hill’s 104 Restaurant said two £200 boxes of langoustines were taken in separate incidents.
- Owners describe a repeat method targeting early-morning deliveries and some suspect the goods are being resold, as national data show package thefts totaling £666.5 million in the 12 months to July.