A viral video shows a moment a thief was caught on camera stealing a gold necklace with a fishing rod from a designer store in Australia.
The thief broke the window of the high-end fashion store and then slid the fishing rod to lift a Versace necklace from a mannequin inside, reports CNN.
From the video shared on twitter by the Australia police department shows a man using a long object that is suspected to be a fishing rod, sticking it through the store window.
WATCH: Security footage shows a man using a fishing rod to remove a Versace necklace from a mannequin within the store just after 2am. pic.twitter.com/9S103jZjv4
— Victoria Police (@VictoriaPolice) March 3, 2020
After failing during his first attempt. It took the inner-city angler almost three hours to finally hit the jackpot “$700 gold Versace necklace” with a bigger rod.
“It’s fairly blatant and it’s quite bold as well, to have someone attend with a fishing rod in the middle of the night,” Victoria Police Senior Constable Bede Whitty stated.
However, Twitter users had amusing responses to the video, below are some of the responses.
Agreed, doesn't burglary require entry as trespasser? This looks like theft.
— Joel (@realist) March 3, 2020
@CT____90 if this is what you get up to when fishing I’m all for it. Where’s the next secret spot?
— Jake bateman (@BeardedCaravan) March 4, 2020