A security guard has been branded a “hero” after a dramatic video shows her employing all manner of techniques to stop would-be thieves from robbing her store.
In one dramatic scene, the unnamed security guard, who works at Walgreens on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, corners an aspiring robber and attempts to pin her down while urging colleagues to “call 911”.
A fight breaks out between the security guard and the would-be thief, with the former managing to overpower the latter and wrestle the goods from her.
The disarmed woman then throws an item at the security guard before she is swiftly booted from the store.
In another brave encounter, the security guard squares up to a man who is attempting to walk out of the store with stolen goods.
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The man may be taller than the security guard but that does not stop her from going on an expletive-laden rant that sends him running out of the shop.
The video documenting the security guard’s heroic exploits has gone viral online, generating more than 700,000 page views and thousands of comments on Facebook.
One viewer enthused: “This person is my hero! Way to stand up for what’s right. In California you’d be fired. So wrong what’s going on in Cali! Your bosses need to give you a raise.”
A second commented: “Hooray! We need more people like this!”
Meanwhile, a third highlighted how instances like this are becoming all too common in America.
“You need her kind in every store in the United States, thugs have taken over, give her a raise.”
Indeed, rising theft is causing some stores to close their doors for good.
Last week Target said it will close nine stores in four states, including one in New York City’s East Harlem neighborhood, and three in the San Francisco Bay Area, saying that theft and organized retail crime have threatened the safety of its workers and customers.
The closings, which will come into effect on October 21, also include three stores in Portland, Oregon, and two in Seattle.
Target said that it still will have a combined 150 stores open in the markets where the closures are taking place.
It said it will offer affected workers the opportunity to transfer to other stores.
It’s unclear how much money retailers broadly are losing due to organized retail crime — or if the problem has substantially increased.
But the issue has received more notice in the past few years as high-profile smash-and-grab retail thefts and flash mob robberies have garnered national media attention.
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