He would walk into the shop, head straight for the sweet aisle, pull his cellphone out of his pocket and start engaging in conversation, while grabbing as many bars of chocolate as possible. He would then walk to the back of the shop with the chocolates in hand and pretend to be looking into the fridges while stuffing the chocolates into his belt. He would then casually walk out without paying for anything.
Despite looking straight into the camera on one of his thieving expeditions, he was seemingly unaware that all of his actions were being recorded.
Two of the videos were shared on the filling station’s Facebook page and have since gone viral.
Matsa told TimesLIVE that they did not know who the man was.
“He just used to come in every day and do the same thing. I noticed that something was wrong on the shelves and checked [the CCTV]. I notified my staff to look out for him and his vehicle,” said Matsa.
He said they were shocked to see who the thief was.
“This is something we would expect from children, not an adult. And he is probably someone’s father,” Matsa said.
They had chosen not to involve the police because “it was just a petty crime” but if anything, hope the trending footage is enough to keep him away from the sweet shelves in future.