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The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
Shock moment female gang including pregnant woman ‘shoplift £1,000s in designer perfume in brazen daylight raid'
SHOCKING footage shows the moment a female gang including a pregnant woman allegedly stole perfume worth thousands of pounds. CCTV from the shop in East London show the group appearing to swipe the expensive goods in a brazen daylight raid. 5 5 5 5 The four women, including the mum-to-be, are being sought by cops after the alleged shoplifting spree at the pharmacy in Mile End. Footage shared with The Sun appears to show the group breaking open a cabinet door. They then appear to stash dozens of Dior perfumes and premium gift sets in a Bag For Life. One of the quartet looks to have walked off swiftly as a member of staff confronted them. But the rest of the group are accused of shoving a teenage shop assistant and sprinting away. Pharmacy manager Dipak Raja, 36, claimed: 'Britain is going downhill, I couldn't believe a pregnant woman could be involved in something like this. 'I hate to think how her child will be in future - and what will she teach her kids?' The women stole about £1,800 worth of goods, Raja says, which were locked inside a strong glass cabinet. Tower Hamlets is known for having a higher crime rate than other boroughs in London. Knowing this, shops in the area, including Raja's pharmacy, have extra security and protection for their stock. But the pharmacy manger believes that the group must have planned the alleged raid before. Thief banned from every Greggs store in Britain after targeting one shop SEVEN times as cops launch crackdown He claims the group knew how to pick the lock rather than breaking the glass. Raja added: 'It's the first time I've experienced anything like this. "It was very clever the way they did it.' After a customer suspected something suspicious was going on, a member of staff confronted the gaggle. But the women insisted they weren't stealing, headed to the exit and shoved an 18-year-old store assistant who got in their way. Raja, who was busy with a customer at the time, called the police and chased after the group when he realised what had happened. However, the thieves ran ahead of him and managed to get away, he claimed. The group reportedly made their final escape after pushing through the disabled barricade at Mile End tube station. The Met Police confirmed to The Sun that no arrests have been made yet. 5
Daily Mail
12-07-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Shocking moment 'slick' girl gang of shoplifters steal £1,800 from pharmacy and shove employee aside as they make their escape
This is the shocking moment a group of four girls stole almost £2,000 worth of perfumes from a small community pharmacy in east London. The group were caught on CCTV slipping several bottles of the expensive perfumes into their bags, and running off on Thursday afternoon. Dipak Raja, 36, who owns Forward Pharmacy in Mile End, told MailOnline the theft was 'sickening'. He added that he and his staff had been left distressed' by the incident and constantly on edge. In the clip, the girl gang can be seen appearing to browse the perfume shelves, pointing at various different products and discussing something among themselves. One of the girls then brazenly open up the cabinet and begins pulling out bottles of the expensive perfumes and piling them in to her bag. As the girls finish filling up their bags, a pharmacist comes over and confronts the girls, attempting to block the exit before being shoved aside. While two members of the shoplifting gang escape from the community pharmacy, two of the others turned around and exchanged words with members of staff before walking out. The group were then followed out of the shop by three staff members including Mr Raja. The pharmacy revealed the thieves made off with perfumes worth £1,800 and they had only just re-stocked, spending a small fortune. Mr Raja described how the group of girls came in to the pharmacy and fiddled with the lock on a secure glass cabinet he had only recently had fitted, containing expensive designer perfumes. They stole multiple gift packs worth around £100 each from brands including Paco Rabane and Dior and Mr Raja said the Dior Sauvage gift set cost at least £120. He added that one of his colleagues, Saarah, who had only started the week before, had tried to confront the girls about the theft but was shoved against the door frame. It was at this point that he and another colleague came forward to see the commotion and rang the police as they followed three of the girls to the tube station. The pharmacy owner described the operation as 'slick', explaining that while he and the other pharmacy workers had followed three of the gang to the tube station, the one with the bag of perfumes had run off in a different direction. Mr Raja said he believed they had done this before because they knew exactly what they were looking for. 'They knew what they were doing, they caused a commotion so we couldn't tell who had the perfumes and they went for all the expensive ones,' he said. The 36-year-old added that he had found the whole experience 'traumatising and really distressing' and said the pharmacy no longer felt safe. He told MailOnline: 'The community feel has gone and we're all on edge now. If there are two people in the pharmacy we just try and serve them as quickly as possible to get them out so we can watch what's going on.' He revealed he has also hired a security guard for the front of the shop to deter further thefts. He also confessed that his pharmacy is plagued by shoplifters but said he had never experienced anything on this level before. He told MailOnline: 'We get theft all the time but usually only £50 or £100 - never anything on this scale.' Mr Raja added that while he had reported the incident to the police he wasn't confident anything would be done and said: The police in East london, they just do anything about it, we get it all the time and it's really bad.'
CTV News
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Montreal-set rom-com ‘Mile End Kicks' among world premieres at TIFF's 50th edition
Director Chandler Levack poses for a photograph at the Houndstooth in Toronto, ahead of the premier for her film "I Like Movies," as part of the Toronto International Film Festival, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Her new film, the rom-com "Mile End Kicks," will premiere this fall at TIFF. (Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press) A rom-com about a love triangle set in Montreal's music scene is among the films making their world premieres at the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. 'Mile End Kicks,' from Toronto director Chandler Levack, stars Barbie Ferreira as a young music critic who moves to Montreal in 2011 to write a book about Alanis Morissette's album 'Jagged Little Pill.' Her plans take a turn when she falls for two members of the same fledgling indie rock band and decides to become their publicist. The film portrays the music scene in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood, which gave rise to acts including Arcade Fire, Grimes and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It's one of five special presentations announced by TIFF, including Steven Soderbergh's 'The Christophers,' about siblings who hire a forger to finish their late father's art. TIFF runs from Sept. 4 to 14 and will open with 'John Candy: I Like Me,' a documentary on the late Canadian comic. The taste of the lineup revealed Thursday also includes Alejandro Amenábar's 'The Captive,' which tells the story of 'Don Quixote' author Miguel de Cervantes. Meanwhile, 'Hedda,' by 'The Marvels' director Nia DaCosta, is a reimagining of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's play 'Hedda Gabler,' about the daughter of a general who is trapped in a loveless marriage. Another premiere at TIFF is 'Good News,' a drama by South Korean director Sung-hyun Byun about a covert mission to land a hijacked airplane. TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said in a statement that this first wave of world premieres reflects the 'innovation, heart, and global perspective' that have defined the festival for the last five decades. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 26, 2025. Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press
CBC
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Chandler Levack's Montreal-set rom-com among world premieres at TIFF's 50th edition
A rom-com about a love triangle set in Montreal's music scene is among the films making their world premieres at the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. Mile End Kicks, from Toronto director Chandler Levack, stars Barbie Ferreira as a young music critic who moves to Montreal in 2011 to write a book about Alanis Morissette's album Jagged Little Pill. Her plans take a turn when she falls for two members of the same fledgling indie rock band and decides to become their publicist. The film portrays the music scene in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood, which gave rise to acts including Arcade Fire, Grimes and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It's one of five special presentations announced by TIFF, including Steven Soderbergh's The Christophers, about siblings who hire a forger to finish their late father's art. TIFF runs from Sept. 4 to 14 and will open with John Candy: I Like Me, a documentary on the late Canadian comic. The taste of the lineup revealed Thursday also includes Alejandro Amenabar's The Captive, which tells the story of Don Quixote author Miguel de Cervantes. Meanwhile, Hedda, by The Marvels director Nia DaCosta, is a reimagining of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, about the daughter of a general who is trapped in a loveless marriage. Another premiere at TIFF is Good News, a drama by South Korean director Sung-hyun Byun about a covert mission to land a hijacked airplane. TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said in a statement that this first wave of world premieres reflects the "innovation, heart and global perspective" that have defined the festival for the last five decades.
Montreal Gazette
04-06-2025
- Business
- Montreal Gazette
Dunlevy: Mile End summer won't be the same without Marché des possibles
By Montreal Gazette Contrary to the implied promise of its name, Mile End's Marché des possibles will not be possible this summer. Since 2014, the weekly outdoor gathering had brought together artists, music acts, local craftspeople, businesses and residents in an array of otherwise desolate lots in and around Entrepôt 77 on the neighbourhood's northern tip. But on Monday, POP Montreal announced on social media, 'with a heavy heart,' that the event would not return this year because of a lack of funding. 'It's not a good feeling,' said POP Montreal director Dan Seligman, noting Marché des possibles 'provides a space and opportunity for a lot of up-and-coming musicians and community groups. 'It was a really collaborative project. We did some programming, but most of the programming was done through different community organizations and up-and-coming promoters. We had all kinds of stuff, from dance performances to markets to punk rock shows, DJs. It was fun. It's a great space. People loved it.' POP Montreal obtained funding and provided the infrastructure for the laid-back and much-loved event, including sound equipment, tents, tables, storage facilities, bar and portable toilets, as well as staffing and security. With no permanent structures to rely on, much of the setup had to be taken down each night. All of that costs money, which POP Montreal secured through various sources. The budget for Marché des possibles is separate from POP's annual festival activities, and this year everything dried up. 'We had a grant through (the Department of Canadian Heritage) for the last three editions,' Seligman explained. 'That allowed us a decent amount of money to produce the event. We got a bit of money from the Plateau Mont-Royal and had a couple of sponsors.' The heritage department funding, however, was for new projects. The POP team had applied for it again by attempting to find novel initiatives and ways to present Marché des possibles, but the application was turned down. 'We were holding off to hear about that before making any decisions, but the other sources of funding just weren't there,' Seligman said. 'And without that grant, it was just too hard to pull off. There was not enough money to make it happen on our end. 'For the first few years, we did it, but it was much more DIY (do it yourself); we did get a bit of money, but it was much looser and more of an investment on our part.' Over the past half decade, POP Montreal began investing more in Marché des possibles and paying the artists involved, leading to increased costs and funding needs. 'To go back to having a free stage without paying anyone didn't make sense,' Seligman said. Marie Plourde's jaw dropped when she learned of Marché des possibles' cancellation last Thursday. The Projet Montréal councillor for Mile End had the original idea for the event back in 2013, when she contacted Seligman to make it happen. 'It's my baby,' she said. The concept came to her after the birth of her daughter, as she was seeking options for outings she could bring her kid to in the neighbourhood. 'I'm from a thriving cultural universe,' said the former MusiquePlus VJ and media personality. 'I felt cut off from that world, because I had my baby and couldn't bring her. I said, 'Man, how can it be we don't have a family-friendly cultural and community event in Montreal, in the spirit of the Brooklyn Night Market?'' Plourde is determined to help bring Marché des possibles back in some shape or form. On Monday morning, she sent a letter to Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault to see what could be done. 'I hope to obtain an answer as to whether there's still a way to do something this summer, if not, next summer,' she said. If not, she will look into possibilities for creating smaller events from the Plateau Mont-Royal's cultural budget. Either way, she vowed, 'for sure this is not the end of Marché des possibles.'
