That is the second two brazen thieves walked off with a restaurant’s tables and chairs.
The CCTV footage exhibits the pair taking eating furnishings from outdoors Saraztro Greek restaurant in Roath, Cardiff on Monday simply earlier than 8am.
One of many males, sporting a baseball cap and carrying a stack of chairs, even stops to let visitors move earlier than crossing the highway.
The pair of thieves, captured on CCTV outdoors Saraztro Greek restaurant in Roath, Cardiff, calmly stacked the chairs earlier than strolling away with them – seemingly unconcerned about being caught purple handed
Restaurant boss Agit Ceviz mentioned the theft befell when the cleaner moved the furnishings outdoors forward of opening hours.
He mentioned: ‘It is unbelievable. Our cleaner was working earlier than we opened and he took the desk and chairs out so he may clear contained in the restaurant and behind the bar.
‘He took them outdoors, he circled they usually had disappeared. He known as me up and got here straight right down to the restaurant and we had been simply in shock. Neither of us may consider it.’
The theft befell on Wellfield Highway within the metropolis – a road that has been hit by a string of break-ins in latest months.
Agit, who opened his restaurant practically three years in the past, mentioned: ‘It appears to be taking place in all places.
‘Thieves are breaking in and serving to themselves to no matter they need – they’re even taking bikes from outdoors the eating places and companies – and now tables and chairs.’
‘The largest problem we’ve got is that lots of people keep quiet, they do not do something about it.
One of many males stood patiently to let visitors move, earlier than crossing the highway and disappearing out of sight with the Greek restaurant’s furnishings – which had been left outdoors whereas cleaners had been working inside on October 18
Saraztro Greek restaurant fell prey to the brazen furnishings thieves on Monday simply earlier than 8am
Restaurant boss Agit Ceviz mentioned the theft was just one extra incident in a string of crimes which have bothered companies on Wellfield Highway in latest months
‘I prefer to escalate the issue and make folks privy to it. Individuals must know what is going on on so we will attempt to cease this.
‘Issues like this taking place present that actual change must be made – one thing must be completed.’
Earlier break-ins on the road embrace St Andrew’s Espresso Court docket – which donates all its earnings to a neighborhood church.
And the close by Anatoni’s Pizzeria was additionally damaged into in Might.
A spokesperson for South Wales Police confirmed the power is now investigating the incident.
Anybody with info ought to contact police.