Police are hunting a gang of women accused of stealing wedding dresses from bridal shops - including one filmed fleeing a store clutching a gown.

CCTV footage from Brides in the City in Glasgow shows four females entering around 2.26pm on Monday, September 22.

One was seen gesturing to the others to stay quiet by placing her finger to her lips.

The group appeared to be laughing among themselves before grabbing two wedding gowns and bolting out of the shop.

Footage shows the woman running down the street clutching the dress which billows out around her.

The attempted theft was foiled thanks to the quick actions of a staff member and a passerby, as the thieves dropped the dresses - worth £4,000 - before running away.

Reports say the women are part of a group of retail thieves operating across Scotland with reported thefts occurring in Glasgow, Stirling, Edinburgh, Falkirk and Stranraer.

Staff at Brides in the City shared the footage on social media, adding: "These four young women walked into our store today at 2:26pm and decided to leave with two wedding dresses that they hadn't paid for."

"We're posting this in the hopes that our wonderful brides, family & friends will share this and maybe we can find out who they are or if they are known to other stores in the City Centre."

"They were extremely sneaky when they entered the store and you can actually see one of them 'shhh' the others which shows they definitely all knew what their intentions were when entering the store."

"One of our staff members managed to follow these girls and retrieve the dresses with the help of another member of the public standing in the way of the girls who had the dresses."

"We would love to find this individual to pass on our sincere thanks but in the chaos of the moment, didn't manage to get his information."

The shop said the women showed "appalling" behaviour and "smirked" when confronted."
Police Scotland has confirmed that they have launched an investigation into the incident and that enquiries are ongoing.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police received a report of a theft of two wedding dresses from a shop in St Georges Road, Glasgow around 2.40pm on Monday, September 22, 2025."

"The dresses were recovered nearby a short time later and enquiries are ongoing."

The shop is working with neighbouring businesses to gather additional CCTV footage and has appealed to the public for information about the suspects.