A 42-year-old father was forced to install CCTV after more than 50 glass milk bottles worth £200 were stolen from his doorstep.
Andrew Laws, from Ipswich, Suffolk, wanted to reduce his plastic consumption and decided to have the glass bottles of milk delivered to his home six months ago.
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However, Andrew, who is a musician and marketing consultant, had to install a CCTV after more than 50 glass milk bottles were stolen from his doorstep almost every day.
He told SWNS: “Almost as soon as the milk was being delivered the bottles started going missing. I set up CCTV on the front of the house. Within a few days, I got the first video of someone stealing our milk.”
“The milkmen come very early, sometimes shortly after midnight, and the milk gets stolen any time between then and 7 o’clock in the morning.”
Even after installing CCTV, the thieves are not caught as the police can’t see their faces in the footage.
He said: “Each time it got taken, it was reported to the local police. Eventually, they sent out a civilian investigator. They’ve been very proactive.”
“But they don’t have anywhere to go with it because they can’t see a face clearly in the footage.”
Both, men and women, caught on camera stealing the milk bottles but police are unable to identify them.
Due to this, he had to cancel the order with the company that delivers the milk bottles.
He said: “The company offers lockable boxes for milk deliveries but one of our neighbours bought a lockable box and the box was stolen.”
“We had decided to start getting our milk delivered to reduce plastic consumption, and partly because we’re lazy and it’s nice waking up and having fresh milk. And it’s tasty.”
“This is theft of personal property but we’re not going to let it stop us doing the right thing.”
“There are many other things we can all do to make a positive impact on our environment.”
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