Burglar caught on CCTV before stealing £5,000 of goods from Bournemouth shop (From Thisisdorset)
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Burglar caught on CCTV before stealing £5,000 of goods from Bournemouth shop
3:00pm Monday 7th May 2012 in Latest By Arron Hendy
CCTV stills of a man who raided Southcote News in Bournemouth
A BURGLAR was caught on CCTV as he spent four hours trying to get into a newsagent before stealing nearly £5,000 worth of cigarettes and drink.
When the intruder finally got inside Southcote News in Bournemouth and the alarms sounded, owner Guganesan Nadarajah arrived too late to stop him, but watched film footage of the man first trying to get in through a side door before making it in through the skylight.
Mr Nadarajah and his staff were left disgusted to have lost so much stock.
He said: “He spent four hours trying to get in but when he did he spent 10 minutes inside.
“We work hard here opening the shop from 5.30am to 10 o’clock at night and somebody just comes and kills off your livelihood.”
Mr Nadarajah said he was angry as he watched the CCTV footage and saw the intruder and another man who he believes was acting as a lookout in the side alley next to the shop in Southcote Road at Springbourne.
He added: “He tried with a screwdriver first and then with a hammer using the screwdriver as a chisel.”
“They must have given up and spent the rest of the time finding the skylight and unscrewing it to get in. I’ve had the skylight barred up now .
“It’s hard to work out straight away but I estimate I’ve lost nearly £5,000 worth of cigarettes and bottles of drink.”
On the film the burglar was seen trying to prise the door open and falling backwards to the floor as he failed to get in at 10.20pm on Sunday, April 29.
Once inside at 2.20am on the Monday the night vision camera shows him filling a makeshift sack with four shelves of cigarettes and the drink.
“He forgot his torch so you see him come back for that and he takes more bottles,” Mr Nadarajah added.
Bottles of whisky costing up to £30 were among the drinks taken and discarded cans and a bottles of Jameson whisky were found on the roof and in the alleyway afterwards.
Shop worker Koumar Sivatharsan added: “Hopefully they will be caught and will learn their lesson and I hope it will teach other people not to do this.”
A Dorset Police spokesman said a 40-year-old man from Poole was arrested on suspicion of the burglary but was bailed pending further enquiries.
She appealed for any witnesses or anyone with information to call them on 101, quoting incident number 30:24.
Comments(23)
FoxyWoxy
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3:25pm Mon 7 May 12
5 Grand though.. that's an awful lot of cigs and booze. Is that supposed to be £500?
groveswhitnall
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4:21pm Mon 7 May 12
FoxyWoxy wrote:Not on the insurance claim it wont be £500
He'll get away with it like they all do. Shame you can't protect your own property like in USA.
5 Grand though.. that's an awful lot of cigs and booze. Is that supposed to be £500?
Bournefre
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4:28pm Mon 7 May 12
wallydown
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4:45pm Mon 7 May 12
rotcoddam
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4:56pm Mon 7 May 12
uvox44
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5:40pm Mon 7 May 12
Oldalbanian
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6:05pm Mon 7 May 12
sea poole
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6:09pm Mon 7 May 12
Bournefre
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7:13pm Mon 7 May 12
uvox44 wrote:There is crime, but when it happens you've got a gun to shoot your way out of it. If you shoot someone without good reason the police will shoot you. The best way is just to shoot them all and let God sort them out, but that is something to work towards.
yes because in the USA there isn't any crime, all due to the freedom of people to carry guns! Doh!
BournemouthMum
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7:50pm Mon 7 May 12
Lord Spring wrote:No it isn't. Springbourne runs from the south side of the railway from Central Station all the way up to Kings Park. You do not know what you're talking about.
Southcote Road is not Springbourne, it is the other side of the tracks.
Por Speller
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9:03am Tue 8 May 12
Bournefre wrote:You are obviously a highly-intelligent human being who has taken time to think this through... I think you should be in politics because your helpful suggestion certainly would solve all of society's problems.
uvox44 wrote:There is crime, but when it happens you've got a gun to shoot your way out of it. If you shoot someone without good reason the police will shoot you. The best way is just to shoot them all and let God sort them out, but that is something to work towards.
yes because in the USA there isn't any crime, all due to the freedom of people to carry guns! Doh!
polblagger
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9:31am Tue 8 May 12
It may be £1500 worth of stock when it leaves the wholesalers but by the time it's had the usual 'newsagents' mark up it's easily £5000 worth.
Cookie75
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12:41pm Tue 8 May 12
Wasnt me
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1:05pm Tue 8 May 12
Bournefre
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5:50pm Tue 8 May 12
Por Speller wrote:Why thank you. Maybe I will pursue a career in politics.
Bournefre wrote:You are obviously a highly-intelligent human being who has taken time to think this through... I think you should be in politics because your helpful suggestion certainly would solve all of society's problems.
uvox44 wrote:There is crime, but when it happens you've got a gun to shoot your way out of it. If you shoot someone without good reason the police will shoot you. The best way is just to shoot them all and let God sort them out, but that is something to work towards.
yes because in the USA there isn't any crime, all due to the freedom of people to carry guns! Doh!
Thank you for your vote of confidence.
Bournefre
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5:55pm Tue 8 May 12
Wasnt me wrote:Nope, guns are the answer. Guns and knives. For protection. The Americans have clearly got it sussed as is proven by their low rate of crime. You only have to watch the likes of the Jerry Springer show to realise that they're more switched on than us.
why does everyone go on about how good it is in America regarding looking after your belongings? The shop owner doesnt need a gun. He needs a better CCTV & alarm system.
Lord Elpas
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12:30pm Wed 9 May 12
JamesBond0070
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12:44pm Wed 9 May 12
shaft
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3:26pm Wed 9 May 12
ashleycross
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6:34pm Wed 9 May 12
Wasnt me wrote:neighbours that will say if they see anything suspicious is a much better protection. We had a couple looking for somewhere to burgle round the other day, talking quite openly about it to each other and checking out the backs of houses. I immediately alerted the neighbours and I hope they'd do the same for me.
why does everyone go on about how good it is in America regarding looking after your belongings? The shop owner doesnt need a gun. He needs a better CCTV & alarm system.
123itsme1997
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2:35pm Thu 10 May 12
123itsme1997
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2:35pm Thu 10 May 12
Lord Spring says...
3:20pm Mon 7 May 12