Update
A group of Irish men and women accused of a stealing groceries and scamming restaurants in a crime spree around Brisbane, have now been accused of leaving an offensive message for a property manager after being accused of trashing rental apartments in the Gold Coast.
“You’re a dirty, smelly Australian slapper. Bye now,” the man is heard to say in the property managers voice mail.
The property manager told Seven News that people neighbors were terrified by the nightmare tenants.
Police have determined that the group of at least four Irish mums are accompanied by men and are using their children to help them steal expensive designer items from stores.
The man are also noted to be offering dodgy discount handymen jobs, often not even turning up after payment.
Police believe they know who the culprits are and Australian Border Force are working to track the group of nine, they will be deported once caught.
Three of the women caught on CCTV footage. Image credit: seven news
Previously
A group of three Irish mums have been captured on CCTV footage allegedly stealing from a grocery store in Brisbane, and it’s apparently just the latest in a long string of scams the women have been running across Brisbane.
The trio of women are all present in the CCTV footage from a Chevron Island supermarket, and two of the women are shown to be putting grocery items into what appears to be designer handbags. After being approached by staff from the store, one of the women unloads her things back into a grocery store basket. It is alleged the women still managed to leave the store with almost $150 of stolen goods.
Restauranteurs around Brisbane have alleged the trio of women has also scammed their way into hundreds of dollars worth of free meals by placing glass into their food. Similarly, many small business owners in the city have said the women have stolen countless clothes, shoes and beauty items.
One store owner told Seven News the Mum’s are “very pushy.”
“They come in, they’re very pushy, they’re very full on [with] two prams, four kids,” she told reporters.
Police have said they are investigating the claims and the women involved.
