Extraordinary moment as brazen thieves rummage through a salon stealing hair products before robbery almost ends in disaster when one STUMBLES and trips over through the broken door
- Adelaide hairdressing salon robbed
- CCTV shows one of thieves stumbling
- Police investigating brazen ram raid
A clumsy thief has been caught on CCTV stumbling over after he scrambled to grab hair products from a shelf during a brazen ram raid at a hairdressing salon.
The robbery occurred at the salon on Andrew Smith Drive in Parafield Gardens in Adelaide in the early hours of Friday morning.
The shop was ram raided repeatedly at about 4.30am which sent plants and debris flying across the floor.
CCTV shows two thieves entering the premises and heading to the back of the store.
The brazen thieves were seen rummaging through shelves and snatching bottles of hair products before taking off with their loot and a small amount of cash.
The bumbling thief seen desperately trying to get as many hair products under his arm before making a beeline for the entrance (pictured)
But as he steps over the mangled door he trips over it and falls straight to the floor (pictured)
He picks himself up after the embarrassing fall (pictured) and flees
One thief stops behind the cash register to bag some contents behind the desk before walking out with the till under his arm.
When he left, his accomplice is seen grabbing get as many hair products before making a beeline for the entrance.
But as he steps over the mangled door in his mad rush, he trips over it and falls flat on the floor before picking himself up and fleeing.
The brazen thieves spent less than two minutes in the store after the shop alarm activated.
Police arrived after the pair had fled the scene.
A manhunt of the vicinity for the brazen thieves was unsuccessful.
Two thieves were seen in the vision (pictured) entering the premises and snatching bottles of hair products and taking off with a small amount of cash
Crime scene investigators attended the scene on Friday morning to gather evidence.
Despite the drama and a clean up job, it was business as usual for the salon on Friday.
Police later discovered a burnt-out red Nissan Skyline at a reserve off Springbank Boulevard in Burton eight kilometres away and are investigating its potential links to the robbery.
The car had been stolen from Modbury on Thursday about 15km away from where it was dumped.
Anyone with any information on the ram raid or car fire is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
One thief was captured behind the counter before walking out with the till under his arm
Police discovered a burnt-out red Nissan Skyline (pictured) at a reserve off Springbank Boulevard in Burton eight kilometres away and are investigating its links to the robbery
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