This is the moment callous thieves stole two £450 kennels destined for animal charities in Cyprus.
The CCTV was captured on Easter Monday afternoon at the Take Away the Tears animal charity’s premises on the North Tyne Industrial Estate in Benton. A white VW Caddy van with a front spoiler can be clearly seen pulling up to where the two kennels were hidden from public view by a shipping container in the first of two trips the thieves made between 12.30pm and 1.15pm on April 18.
Whilst the driver stays behind the wheel, another man with possibly blonde hair and thought to be aged between 25 and 35, can be seen manhandling a kennel into the back of the van before the pair leave. The distinctive van, which may possibly have a lowered suspension, returned within 30 minutes to pick up the second kennel, leading the charity’s co-founder, Sue Nuttall, to suggest the thieves could be local.
