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ive just been publicly humiliated in the bank, went into town with a friend went to woolworths then went to the bank as i was filling in a paying in slip two police officers escorted me and my friend out of the bank and in the middle of the street in front of everyone searched myself my friend and her 18 month year old daughter
someone had reported a purse theft in woolworths

nothing was found obviously but i was so humiliated they even had to do a police check to see whether i had ever been in trouble before

im so shocked
has anyone ever had this done to them before?

Oh my God why didn't they take you in the office at the bank!! Inocent until proven guilty ! How embarasing for you. I'd put a complaint in to the police station xx

If they had absolutely nothing to go on, and you and your friend weren't being awkward - I can't see why they couldn't take you into an office in the bank!!

m

how appalling - never heard of this in my life before - surely you should have been taken to a police station to be searched - I would be taking this to the highest level I could find and I would be demanding a public apology in the local newspaper. And were it me, as a prolific letter writer[!!] I'd be writing to every newspaper that covered the area - don't let it lie

OMG

You poor thing, hope your all ok

I hope they apologised.

Jan x

The alleged crime didn't take place in the bank but at woolies so nothing to do with the bank...perhaps they should have asked you to go back with them to an office at woolies

thats what we thought! after we had been in woolworths we even stood outside woolworths for 5 minutes as we were having a cigerette so if the staff in woolworths thought it was us why didnt their sercurity guard stop us outside? why wait until we are no where near woolworths and inside the bank

im fuming

How disgusting,I agree with Ann,dont let it go,do get an apology,it is not the way to treat members of the public.I"m gobsmacked !!

Maddyxx

Strange, how they managed to pick you three out.......someone must've followed you....?
Bob

Complain to the police and to Woolworths ask both for an explanation as to why they did what they did and just to make them take you seriously ask your point of contact for the Chief constables name and force HQ address and ask Woollies for the Customer Relations Director's name and HQ address

I too would be complaining at the police station. were your discriptions given as ones who stole the purse,
No....
Bet your heart was thumping..hope you're ok now.

Pat

its called cctv Bob no need to physically follow anyone these days

ive never been in trouble in my life they even went through every pocket of my handbag and pulled out all my personal things

i think i need to write a letter to the police

I would complain to Woolies as well that's really dreadful am as shocked as anyone.

Norah

ps if you bought something from Woolies the least they should do is refund you your money and pay you compensation

Legally they are entitled to conduct a stop and search if they have reasonable cause to and as sad as it seems it will be the answer you get

all we did was go into woolworths picked up a coat for little un paid for it walked out and stood outside having a cigerette so why not stop us then? then went to the bank

the only thing the same between me/friend and the person who did it was hair colouring

OMG - thats awful, definately complain to someone. Woolworths should have stopped you outside the store, as if you steal something and then stand outside the door and smoke a ciggy. Ask them to check their cctv aswell - what about the person who had purse stolen - have they found it yet??

Good luck and hope you are ok, (Blimey thats awful...grrrr)

jude sarf wales :o( xx

im ok just shocked
just about to complain to woolworths

gift voucher and flowers was the usual ''sorry'' when I worked for a major supermarket chain when they screwed up

I hope that at the very least you get an apology. I should stress the public humiliation aspect tot he police. You say that the only similarity is hair colour. how do you know this? I would definitely ask why you were not taken to Woolworths office to be searched.

Ann
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