One staff member tried to confront the group but was threatened with an axe
The group were then able to get the moped loose and rolled it out of the carpark and away from the scene.Advertisement"It’s been traumatic. I didn’t calm down until about 8pm.”A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “At 3.28pm on Tuesday police received a report of three males on two mopeds stealing a moped from the car park of business premises on Sussex Avenue in Leeds.
“Officers were deployed to the scene, but the offenders were not located.“Anyone with any information that could assist in identifying the suspects or the recovery of the moped is asked to contact officers via 101 quoting crime reference 13220547447 or online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101livechat.
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