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They don\u2019t seem to care and we are very concerned for the safety of our staff and customers,\u201d company director Michael Gleeson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Gleeson added that he is now considering employing security staff with stab-proof vests and body cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe kind of measures we are contemplating are in use in Dublin. But it\u2019s now clear that Limerick is going down the same path as Dublin with this type of crime, and we need to have a major rethink on the security measures we have in place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the retailer, there are four gangs operating out of a number of estates. \u201cThere are about six or eight youths in each gang,\u201d he said. \u201cThey don\u2019t seem to give a damn about anybody and are getting more aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that a gang can strike at any time during the day or evening: \u201cThey sweep in through a shop like a wave and in seconds they are gone. It\u2019s really frightening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Gleeson praised the guards for doing \u201ca brilliant job\u201d, he added that the current penalties are not an effective deterrent, stating that the shoplifting gangs \u201cseem to think that if they are caught they will be back out on the street in a very short period of time, and this even encourages them\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the gang members often produce knifes and on one occasion, a staff member chased them through the streets and was \u201cviciously assaulted\u201d. 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