Bizarre footage shows the moment a shoplifter rolls under a bus after stealing cheese from a Co-op.
Nathan Williams, 22, raided the store in Walthamstow, London, on May 22 before being confronted by the police on the street.
A shoplifter rolled under a bus in Walthamstow, London, after stealing cheese from a Co-op
Nathan Williams was charged with theft from a shop and assaulting an emergency worker Credit: Unknown
After chucking the stolen cheese at officers from under a bus, he was arrested and later charged with theft and assault.
Video footage captured the 32-year-old filling his bag with Cathedral City cheddar on Friday.
As the man, from Ilford, London, leaves the store with a bottle of also in his hand,he walkss along Forest Road towards a double-decker bus.
Noticing an officer patrolling the street, a Co-op employee flags them down about the theft.
As the Met approached Williams, he rolled under the front of a bus as officers looked in confusion.
The shoplifter then begins to throw the stolen cheese at the cops.
The cops grabbed onto Williams and restrained him after getting out from under the bus before more officers arrived to assist.
During the ordeal, Williams is also said to have “attacked” and assaulted an emergency worker.
The thief was charged with theft from a shop and assaulting an emergency worker.
He has been scheduled to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on May 25.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “Nathan Williams, 32, from Ilford has been charged with theft from a shop and assaulting an emergency worker.
“He will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 25 May.
“This follows an incident on Friday, 22 May when officers on patrol in Waltham Forest were flagged down by a shop employee on Blackhorse Lane, E17, who reported a man had stolen items from the store.”
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