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Owner of barber shop Jagged Edge furious after till snatched by burglar

The owner of a barber’s shop has released this CCTV image following a burglary at his business.

Jagged Edge was targeted at 4.25am on Sunday by a man who made off with a till.

The thief, who was with two other men, reportedly used a tool to force open the glass front door of the Sittingbourne High Street premises.

Video: Thief caught stealing the till from Jagged Edge

Images from a camera mounted above the cash register show a man, who made no attempt to cover his face, grabbing the till from the front counter.

He then calmly walks out holding it in his hands.

The business owner, who did not wish to be named, was unaware he’d been targeted until he arrived for work.

He said: “I don’t know how they opened the door, but obviously they had some special tool because it is a heavy duty door.

“The door is broken – £7,000 for a whole replacement glass door is what I’ve been quoted.

The unmasked thief is caught stealing the till
The unmasked thief is caught stealing the till

“It’s the first time I’ve ever been burgled but I’m furious."

Further footage recovered from another camera outside the shop, shows what appears to be two other men outside in the minutes before the burglary took place.

They remain in the shop doorway as the third man enters before all three can be seen running away across the road.

A police spokesman confirmed a USB device containing CCTV footage had been passed on to detectives but that the investigation is in its early stages. Anyone with information should call 101.

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