Canberra café surprises burglar with hilarious note
The staff at Niugini Arabica in Canberra had the last laugh after leaving a note inside their cash register after repeat burglaries.
The café has been targeted before, so knowing that thieves would return to their shop, staff took the cash from the register before locking up for the day and replaced it with post-it-notes that read, “HAHA No Money” and “F**k you”.
On March 20, the thieves returned with security footage showing three men wearing hoods break the glass before entering and rummaging through the store.
The thieves found the cash register open with the notes and then left with a couple bags of coffee beans and a mobile phone.
“Apart from stealing the work mobile phone, the thieves managed to walk right past the tip jar and get away with 2kg of our finest single origin roasted beans,” staff shared.
“At least they have great taste in coffee.”
Last Tuesday, the ACT Police attended the café and investigations are ongoing.
It is not the first time Niugini Arabica enjoyed outsmarting thieves.
On a previous occasion, a man used an axe to break in but only left with a first-aid bandage.
The CCTV footage of the break in was paired with the Benny Hill soundtrack and commentary from owner Theodore Levantis’ son, who used it for a school assignment.