Does anyone know this thief? Caught on camera......

[symyjym]

Badlands Guitars, Brighton, posted on facebook

"BEWARE, this scumbag along with another male attempted to rob our shop today at 6:00 pm, he opened the till and hunted around behind the counters thankfully we keep the till empty and nothing within reach so they left empty handed. Police have attended now and are on the lookout for the two men."

If anyone has any information you can contact the shop via https://www.facebook.com/Badlandsguitars

 

[Notters]

He looks like David Moyes!

 

[Papak]

Wouldn't happen in Germany.

 

[symyjym]

Looks like a junkie - ridiculously careless thievery and probably known to the police already.

I wonder if they will be able to charge him for anything though?

I don't know how this would be approached. He was certainly being naughty

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Looks like a junkie - ridiculously careless thievery and probably known to the police already.

I wonder if they will be able to charge him for anything though?

Attempted theft.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Ooh, now I know how to get into a cash register without making a sound, thanks very much.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Ooh, now I know how to get into a cash register without making a sound, thanks very much.

Can't tell how he does it in the video but in my shop there used to be a hole in the bottom of the till (at the back) you could shove a pen in and pop the register open if it jammed. I assume most tills have something like this. Seems like a bit of a security floor to have it so easily accessible.

 

[symyjym]

Can't tell how he does it in the video but in my shop there used to be a hole in the bottom of the till (at the back) you could shove a pen in and pop the register open if it jammed. I assume most tills have something like this. Seems like a bit of a security floor to have it so easily accessible.

floor

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Fingerprints nice and easy to locate!

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Nothing will happen to him

 

[Cold Gettin Dumb]

What an utter scumbag.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Nothing will happen to him

Yep. In the eyes of the law he has not done anything wrong. It's a crazy world.

 

[KZNSeagull]

He looks like David Moyes!

With the gum chewing skills of Fergie

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I wonder if they will be able to charge him for anything though?

Attempted robbery?

 

[Everest]

floor

The pressure mats had a flaw.

 

[The Fifth Column]

Yep. In the eyes of the law he has not done anything wrong. It's a crazy world.

Wrong, thats as clear an offence of attempted theft you will ever see. Its not a robbery or even an attempted one as no force was used or threatened on anyone. It could be argued that it is an attempt burglary as anywhere behind the counter is technically not accessible and out of bounds to the public and hence a private area so he would be trespassing if he accessed anything in or on that private area. If he is identified he will be nicked and on that evidence alone charged I would imagine.

 

[Megazone]

This is the man!

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Nothing will happen to him

He was just turning it off and on Shirley

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The till seems rather easy to open

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Yep. In the eyes of the law he has not done anything wrong. It's a crazy world.

There is an offence of attempted theft as I posted above. The cctv evidence would be enough to charge him.