Wrongly Accused Shoplifting In Tesco - Help

DCodd

Just to play Devil's advocate here, it must be remembered that the only people allowed to carry out a stop and search are the Police. The OP was well within their rights to refuse a search. As the security did not see the alledged incident, they had no grounds to reasonably believe an attempt of theft had occured and as such no grounds to request a stop and search.

The only conclusion in this case was to call the Police.

ALIBOBSY

DCodd wrote: »

Just to play Devil's advocate here, it must be remembered that the only people allowed to carry out a stop and search are the Police. The OP was well within their rights to refuse a search. As the security did not see the alledged incident, they had no grounds to reasonably believe an attempt of theft had occured and as such no grounds to request a stop and search.

The only conclusion in this case was to call the Police.

Whilst this is correct and the OP had every legal right to refuse the search, surely common sense would have been to just show the receipt and avoid the whole issue. The fact that the police had to waste time on this is crazy.

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adouglasmhor

hook wrote: »

just to put my two pennies worth in ... i totally agree with the OP if what he is saying is true than in no way di tesco security have the right to stop him.. for the security to have any rights on stopping him they would have to see him aproach the item ,conceal it and then leave the store without paying. as they could not have seen any of this and only went on the word of a third party then they were wrong. i was stopped in m and s a few years ago and was told by a security to open my bag. i refused as i did not take anything. i made a fuss and then the manager was called he also asked me to open my bags when i refused and told him to call the police he then asked me to sortthe matter out in the office. i was not willing to go in the office with him as there would be no witneses. eventually i got fed up with the whole thing and emptied my bags over the floor. there was noting stolen in my bag. i then wrote to m and s and was awarded comp. my point is if your not guilty then make a fuss. too many of these security are rubbish at there job. and its not nice being accused of theft. OP i suggest you write up to tesco and complain... by the way im an ex store tec..

It's true that staff have to actualy see you do something to detain you for it, thye can still ask you to cooperate, showing them the receipt is hardly the same as an internal cavity search in the scale of things.

I can see why you are an ex store tec though.

eyeinthesky

bkkmoney wrote: »

Hi eyeinthesky

Can not open pm ?

bkkmoney, have sent it again, but you should really start your own thread.

saveralot

Sorry I haven't read the entire threads, but if you do take it further surely there is CCTV?

I walked into Tesco and the alarm didn't go off, then I went to the toilets and it did, I didn't have any Tesco goods on me. The security guard wasn't very nice but I knew I was innocent, so I said look in my bag. But if I did have something in my bags (eg if I had stayed overnight and had dirty clothes) I would have been more relucant.

We discovered the item that was causing the issue - a memory card bought from another nearby store. I do think that security guards go on the guilty til proved innocent line, and a bit of humour wouldn't have gone a miss. It made me look stupid. But I did show the bag as I was innocent. He was fine and apologied after so all was OK.

I can see where your coming from, but sometimes its easier to show a receipt or goods.

Tesco took someone to court a few years back over supposedly stolen sweets and the woman won the case. But do you want the hassle?