THREE people allegedly tried to steal a shopping trolley filled with goods.

Remarkable scenes erupted at the Lidl supermarket in Acomb’s Thanet Road at about 2pm on Saturday.

Filmed by eye-witness Siobhan Arthur, the footage shows a scuffle breaking out as a car attempts to drive off from the supermarket’s car park.

One of the occupants then gets out of the car and tries to make a run for it, chased by shoppers. A woman can be heard shouting ‘Oh, my God!”

Someone manages to grab the keys from the car to prevent it driving off.

The remaining occupants of the car are then heard swearing and telling people: “Don’t **** with us.”

Siobhan, who lives in Acomb, told the Press she had been doing her shopping at the supermarket with her mum when they saw three people – a man and two women – pushing a loaded trolley out of the supermarket’s ‘entrance only’ door.

As people tried to stop them, they attempted to make a getaway in their car, reversing into another vehicle in the process.

That was when the man got out of the car and tried to make a break for it, Siobhan said.

“It was quite shocking, because of the fact that they were willing to go that far to try to escape!” she said.

Siobhan praised the quick thinking of the man - who she said is called Terry – who grabbed the car keys.

“Terry is the real hero!” she said.

Siobhan said two police vans subsequently arrived on the scene. She said she had shared her video footage with the police.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “We were called at around 2.10pm on Saturday, April 13 to reports of a collision at the Lidl supermarket on Thanet Road in York.

“On arrival officers found that several occupants had fled from a vehicle. The vehicle was recovered by the police. 

“Inquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident. Anyone who witnessed the incident that has not spoken to police should contact 101 and quote reference number 12240064261."

  • A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of shop theft, police said. He was later released on conditional bail.