A Lichfield business says it has been targeted by thieves.
City Corner Cafe on Bore Street says it will be shut today (3rd September) after discovering damage caused by the raiders.
In a statement, the owners said:
“Unfortunately, City Corner Cafe will not be opening after a few days being closed – we have come back to find some scumbags have decided to break in, cause damage and take equipment which we now need to replace.
“We will be reopening on Friday at 9am as we will not let these scum beat us.”
City Corner Cafe spokesperson
This sort of behaviour is disgusting places have been on lockdown for months and businesses struggle. Where were the police that are supposed to be in this city? No where to be seen as usual. They couldn’t catch a cold.
The trounle is when they are caught there is no justice they get let off the police have got no powers they are just let off
We’re is the extra police that good old Boris promised all the Counties, None I guess I’ve not seen any extras come to think about it I don’t see much of any law enforcement these days
In days gone bye they said if your lost ask a police man not now
The BID team, LDC and articles on this site have highlighted the money spent on CCTV and how it will help us all.
I am assuming there is no CCTV that the council or police have recorded of this incident. I know from past experience, when friends have had bikes stolen in Lichfield city centre. The police are unwilling or unable to find the culprits. There appears to be no CCTV.
I’ve had two house robberies and one failed attempt and two vandalized cars in west bromwhich and lastly my late farthers house broke in lichfield city centre as if we haven’t been through enough I lost my farther and lost my husband the police didn’t want to know because they haven’t got enough officers it makes you wonder what’s wrong with the world
Malcolm they are all being employed by the Met to defend Downing Street from the peasants Boris is robbing
It’s difficult when shops and cafes are trying to open then stupid idiots after come along and destroy the property as for the police that’s joke but one thing tese thugs, should now lichfield will always get back up and we, won’t be beaten
The problem is two-fold. Firstly, the police simply don’t have enough officers to do the job properly. They have had their numbers cut back for years, and it will likewise take a long time to correct this. Secondly, the sentences handed out by the courts are a joke. How many crimes merely result in community orders or similar? An insult to victims and no doubt a source of frustration to the police when they do catch criminals. The growing number of lawless idiots must be laughing at our legal system.