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A Perth butcher says he has been left frustrated after an opportunistic thief jumped the counter of his store and made off with $300 worth of beef brisket.
John Bain, who owns Rump Shakers in Southern River, said the brisket bandit struck about 8.30pm on Wednesday.
“You can watch old mate just walking through having a look, eating his crackers,” he said.
“He’s casing the place out, waiting for the opportunity.”
Bain said the man finished off his pizza-flavoured Shapes before climbing over the store’s bain marie, knocking it off-centre.
He then opens one cabinet before going to the front of the store and takes out two 15 kilogram cuts of beef brisket.
“And off he went,” Bain said.
The man then nonchalantly made his way out of the shopping centre with the $300 worth of meat under his arm.
Bain said it was incredibly disappointing to see someone target a small business in such a brazen way.
“It hurts, we’re a small business. The uncontrollable costs are going through the roof at the moment – not just butchers but for small businesses in general.
“We’re all feeling it, so to have that done… is pretty annoying.”
Bain reported the theft to police on Thursday, and handed over the CCTV footage of the robbery.
He also posted a photo of the suspected thief to the butcher shop’s social media, and was inundated by customers looking to help.
By Thursday afternoon, the butcher and his family had identified a potential suspect and reported the man to police.
“It just annoys me because he obviously didn’t care about being caught,” Bain said.
Police are investigating.
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