By JOSE RAMOS

Published: 15:31 BST, 18 April 2025 | Updated: 15:39 BST, 18 April 2025

Thieves raided a charity to steal their food truck and were caught on CCTV towing it away. 

The two shameless burglars were seen on camera breaking through the steel gate and attaching the bright blue trailer to a Land Rover and driving away.

However Oasis says it does not have the money to replace the truck stolen from its base in Cardiff after being targeted.

The trailer is used for festivals and events to serve food and to provide information on how the charity supports refugees and asylum seekers. 

Charity CEO Susie Ventris-Field, said: ‘A colleague came onto site on Sunday morning and noticed that the trailer was not there. They checked with one of the managers, who confirmed that it wasn’t in service.

‘We checked our CCTV footage and could see that it had been stolen in the early hours of Saturday April 5, I think about 1am.

‘It took them about an hour to break through our gates – as we have chains and good security on them – and then they towed it with what looked like a Land Rover from our CCTV footage.

The two shameless burglars were seen on camera breaking through steel gate

The two shameless burglars were seen on camera breaking through steel gate

After breaking in they attached the bright blue trailer to a Land Rover and drove it away

After breaking in they attached the bright blue trailer to a Land Rover and drove it away

Oasis says it does not have the money to replace the truck stolen from its base in Cardiff after being targeted

Oasis says it does not have the money to replace the truck stolen from its base in Cardiff after being targeted

‘It looked like it took a lot of effort and wasn’t some spontaneous decision.’

Oasis says it has helped hundreds of people who have fled war or political persecution from places including Syria, Eritrea, Sudan, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Albania, Libya and Iraq.

Ventris-Field said the theft was a real blow to the charity’s income.

She said: ‘We are coming into the time of year when our food trailer would be going out to events, weddings and festivals.

‘It’s a double whammy because we don’t have the kind of income source that the trailer provides, as we try to figure out what’s next.

Ms Susie Ventris-Field said: ''It took them about an hour to break through our gates - as we have chains and good security on them - and then they towed it with what looked like a Land Rover from our CCTV footage'

Ms Susie Ventris-Field said: ”It took them about an hour to break through our gates – as we have chains and good security on them – and then they towed it with what looked like a Land Rover from our CCTV footage’

She added: 'It's a real shame that we have lost that for the time being. We are just really devastated for the team and the community'

She added: ‘It’s a real shame that we have lost that for the time being. We are just really devastated for the team and the community’

‘As well as the financial side of it, it means a lot to the staff and volunteers who work on it, and the wider charity – it’s been a bit of a staple of Oasis, an opportunity for us to make really good connections with not just local communities but communities across Wales.

‘It’s a real shame that we have lost that for the time being. We are just really devastated for the team and the community.’

A spokesman for South Wales Police said: ‘We can confirm we are investigating the theft of the trailer. Anyone with information or CCTV is asked to please contact South Wales Police quoting reference 2500107248.’

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