In an act the Christmas Grinch would be proud of, two thieves made off with about $5,000 ($7,000 AUD) worth of seafood from a butcher in Mount Gambier on Thursday night.
A popular South Australian business captured CCTV footage of two men breaking into a cold room trailer at Collins Court Butcher on December 21, just days before Christmas.
In CCTV footage, two men were seen approaching the trailer at around 11:15pm, when one of the men broke the door of the trailer with a bar.
When the door opened, the two men rushed in before they reappeared carrying boxes and bags of meat and seafood.
CCTV footage shows thieves breaking into the cold storage trailer. http://www.news.com.au
During the next three hours, the man continued to load the stolen items.
During the robbery, the suspect was seen walking out of the camera’s view area by walking behind the stock crate.
Shop owner Mick Lamond said the man was likely sorting stock and loading it into the vehicle.
Lamond told NCA NewsWire he believed the perpetrators were “local people in the area”.
When staff arrived for work Friday morning, Lamond said nothing was out of the ordinary.
Mick Lamond, rightly, has never seen such an attack on his business. http://www.news.com.au
It wasn’t until they opened the trailer that they realized they had been robbed.
“The trailer was locked when I left (Thursday night) so when we opened it this morning I was just like ‘what’s going on?'” Lamond said.
With the butcher only using the refrigerated trailer at peak times for extra storage, such as Christmas, customers have been left baffled by the brazen actions of the two suspects.
“Karma will come in the form of excessive food poisoning, because who can keep a large amount of seafood at the right temperature,” wrote one person on the shop’s Facebook page.
Another added: “I hope they’re allergic to seafood”.
Traders serve up seafood during the 36-hour marathon at the Sydney Fish Market. STEVEN MARKHAM/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
With a busy few days ahead, Lamond said “it’s business as usual” as the team continues to fulfill their customers’ Christmas orders.
“When it first happened, we were lucky to gather enough stock to replace what was stolen,” he said.
“Customers have understood if we lack something”.
One item still in short supply for slaughter is green prawns, with those whose orders have been affected offering whole cooked king prawns.
Lamond said he estimated the amount stolen to be between $3,000 and $5,000 dollars.
Lobster served at Sydney Fish Market. Getty Images
“We have reported it to the police and the investigation is still ongoing,” said Lamond.
The brazen robbery happened as Christmas celebrations officially began on Saturday in the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont.
Hundreds are seen coming in early to grab their fresh seafood at the Sydney Fish Markets.
More than 100,000 shoppers are expected to head to the docks during the 36-hour marathon shopping spree.
Over the next 36 hours, more than 350 tons of seafood will be sold, including 120 tons of shrimp and about 70,000 oysters.
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