31 أغسطس, 2023
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A cheeky flower pot thief was seen waving at a CCTV camera as he was spotted stealing a plant pot from a family-run business.

The yob could be seen strolling across the street towards the Food to Go shop in Evesham, Worcestershire, on August 14.

He picked up the floral display which he smelt before he could be seeing carrying it away.

The owners David and Caroline Davis were shocked when they checked back on their CCTV.

David, 52, said: ‘We’ve run this business for four years and never had any issues with thefts until now.

‘We noticed one of our plants was missing and when we checked the security cameras were shocked.

‘He’s walked in, waved at the camera, picked it up and sniffed then walked off with it.

‘They’re begonias. We don’t sell them, they’re for decoration on our little terrace.

The thief picked up the flowers and stole them (Picture: SWNS)

‘We’re a food business, they’re there to brighten the place up.

‘It’s part of our decoration, there’s a whole row of them that separate us from another different carpark.

‘They’re only about £30. It’s not the value, it’s the fact that we’ve grown them. It’s the waving at the CCTV that gets me.

‘It’s the only time it’s ever happened. We’ve never been broken into or robbed from.’

Caroline, 44, followed a trail of petals but it ended abruptly across the street, leading the couple to think the thief escaped in a car.

Dad-of-five David added: ‘Nobody has come forward and the police are keeping quiet about it.

This is the moment a cheeky thief waves at CCTV cameras as he walks off with a giant potted plant stolen from a family run shop. See SWNS story SWLSwave. The brazen crook strolled into view wearing a grey tracksuit before picking up a plant pot, taking a deep sniff and then happily walking away with his ill-gotten gains. David Davis and Caroline Davies, owners of Food To Go in Evesham, were left gobsmacked when they checked their CCTV after discovering one of their decorative plant pots was missing. David, 52, said this is the first theft the small business has had to endure and reckons it was a planned attack. In the CCTV footage the thief walks up to the neatly potted begonias at 7.45pm on August 14 and waves at the security cameras before lifting the pot and smelling its flowers. He then proudly walks off with the pink plant to what David thinks is a nearby waiting vehicle.

He then walked off with them (Picture: SWNS)

‘I went on Facebook myself and asked who the individual is. Someone is sat there with a nice pot plant in their front garden.

‘Me and Caroline both think there was a vehicle parked around the corner. You wouldn’t want to carry it because it’s quite heavy.

‘There were some petals on the floor that we followed and then it suddenly stopped.

‘The way he was looking, I wonder if there was someone egging him on.

‘They do look lovely. I’ve had to spread the others out to make sure there’s no gap.’

West Mercia Police has been contacted for comment.

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