Gang steal £45,000 stored inside a seaside cafe safe.
- 5 years ago
The gang made off with the safe and its valuable contents in a daring raid on the early hours of Monday morning.
Sussex Police investigating the theft say they have recovered the items nicked from the Brighton cafe, in East Sussex, after the hole was pulled through the wall by a rope tied to the back of a Transit van.
Cops found the stolen white van abandoned in nearby Coldean bout two hours later, after it was flagged up on a speed camera as stolen.
CCTV footage captured by the cafe's camera shows at least three men smashing their way through the wall, before struggling to life the heavy safe into the back of the van.
Detective Inspector Clare Shiel, of Brighton CID, said: "We're pleased the burglars failed to get away with the stolen property, but our investigation continues and we now need to identify and arrest them.
Sussex Police investigating the theft say they have recovered the items nicked from the Brighton cafe, in East Sussex, after the hole was pulled through the wall by a rope tied to the back of a Transit van.
Cops found the stolen white van abandoned in nearby Coldean bout two hours later, after it was flagged up on a speed camera as stolen.
CCTV footage captured by the cafe's camera shows at least three men smashing their way through the wall, before struggling to life the heavy safe into the back of the van.
Detective Inspector Clare Shiel, of Brighton CID, said: "We're pleased the burglars failed to get away with the stolen property, but our investigation continues and we now need to identify and arrest them.