Thieves stole around 30 turkeys ordered by families for Christmas from a farm shop.
Around 30 turkeys have been stolen from a farm shop overnight with just one day to go until Christmas.
Staff at the Caesars Arms farm shop in the Creigiau area of Cardiff arrived at the shop on Christmas Eve to find the fridge had been broken into.
CCTV cameras were disabled
Around 30 Christmas turkeys as well as other meat, worth thousands of pounds, were taken and the CCTV cameras had been disabled.
Shop manager, Steve Scarrett, said: “We came in this morning to find our fridge had been ripped open and all our bronze turkeys had been stolen.
“Our customers have been fantastic today and I’ve even had one customer offer to bring her turkey back if someone else needs it.”
The turkeys were priced between £50 and £80 each and other meats, including a substantial amount of beef, were taken.
“They [the thieves] don’t realise what they have done,” Steve added. “They have let down the families who are expecting turkeys tomorrow.
“Staff have been crying and a lot of them are still upset.
“We are trying to replace it for our customers who have been loyal throughout the year and the last thing we want to do is let them down on the most important day of the year.”
The farm shop, which sells high end foods and sells organically grown fruit and vegetables, will be bringing in replacement turkeys for their customers.
Steve said: “Whoever did it has obviously planned it.
“They have taken down security cameras, it’s something we didn’t think was going to happen.”
South Wales Police confirmed they are investigating the burglary which happened sometime between midnight and 5am on Christmas Eve.
They are appealing to anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area to contact them on 101 or via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 quoting reference 1500473072.
see-http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/thieves-christmas-eve-turkey-raid-10649892
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