Shropshire Star

WATCH: £2,000 pub burglary suspects caught on CCTV

Burglars stole more than £2,000 when they broke into a pub while the landlord slept.

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Stills of the suspected burglars taken from the CCTV footage

Mark Jones from the Stanton House pub, in Chirk, said the thieves took a safe containing £1,500 and £600 belonging to a community group, mainly elderly people.

He has released CCTV of two men acting suspiciously outside the pub on the Holyhead Road.

WATCH CCTV footage of the break-in here:

Mr Jones said he had never had a break-in over his 17 years in charge of the pub.

He said the thieves broke in at about 3am on Wednesday.

"I was upstairs but neither me nor the dog heard a thing.

"They didn't break any windows or set off any alarms and they were in and out very quickly.

"We think a very small guy came through a window at the back of the pub then crawled along the floor to avoid the motion sensors and let the other bloke in.

"The money that's gone includes £600 from the bingo club. Its more of a social club with mainly older people in it.

"We have sent the CCTV to the police and are asking anyone with information to contact the local police on 101."