Footage from CCTV cameras captured the moment a brazen thief stole a bench from a Gateshead firm's car park leaving its staff "utterly devastated".
The bench was swiped last Wednesday (May 25) from outside the office of Last Night of Freedom, the region's biggest Stag and Hen party organiser. The suspect spent nine minutes prying the £280 bench out of the ground before jogging off under the cover of darkness.
Staff at the firm have been left reeling as the bench was a reward for hitting their monthly sales target – and the theft of the wooden seat has left management stumped.
