14-year-old and accomplice steal R20k from Gateway store (in pictures)
Duo stake out tobacconist shop before stealing R20 000 in cash.
CCTV VIDEO footage has captured the shocking moment a teenage girl stole R20 000 from behind the counter from a shop in Gateway as her uncle, acting as an accomplice, used techniques to distract the sales assistant.
Durban North SAPS has now appealed to the public to help identify the duo, one of whom is believed to be only 14 years old.
The robbery took place at Zoggy’s tobacconist more than two weeks ago and video surveillance shows the man believed to be the teenager’s uncle, enquire about a number of products in the store. The dutiful clerk climbs up and down ladders to bring various items to him. He then motions to the youngster who calmly goes on all fours at one point in the video and rifles surreptitiously through drawers, all the while searching for where the money is kept.
In just 26 minutes, the duo enter and leave the store nonchalantly while the clerk unaware of the robbery continues serving customers. If you have any information regarding the duo contact Detective Vis Moodley on 083 660 8111.
(14:26) The duo walk in, pretend to be customers enquiring about hubbly bubbly’s and immediately begin casing the store.
(14:28) The man and the teenager edge behind the counter and peer at the items on display in the glass casings.
(14:33) The man then asks to view one of the hubbly bubbly’s above the display case. As the store clerk climbs the ladder he nudges his niece, who promptly gets down on all fours and rifles through several drawers behind the counter.
(14:33) A few seconds is all it takes for the man to point to the next target, underneath the cash register. Unable to open the till, the duo again take up position behind the counter.
(14:36) He then asks the clerk for another item located on the top of another display case. As she climbs up, his niece keeps watch near the front of the store while her uncle opens another drawer. A quick glance reveals he has found where the money is stashed. As each hubbly bubbly is handed down, three in all, he creates a buffer between the clerk and himself by obscuring her view.
(14:40) Again the man asks for another item and pulls the drawer open ever so slightly, and the duo instantly grab a handful of cash. They then put it into a plastic bag filled with other shopping items.
(14:45) The youngster then walks back around the counter with the packet. They tell the clerk they will be back to buy something later and calmly leave.
This is strange to see this girl and her uncle,I seen them before long time taking phonix taxi doent know where but seem to me this girls dating her uncle or man?,it look that whay
These look like the same people that stole a CO2 pistol from our store in Galleria a few weeks ago. Used the same method and left in the same fashion. The man is even dressed the same way
As wrong as this is… am I the only one who thinks that it will teach the counter clerk lesson for serving minors? Zoggy’s is a tabacconist and shouldn’t be serving minors at all.