Thief posing as OAP caught on CCTV stealing charity box

This is the moment a brazen crook disguised with a flat cap steals a charity collection box from a bakery - after pretending to queue for a loaf of bread. Footage of the theft was caught on the shop's CCTV which shows the crook browsing the shelves before snatching the tin and shoving it in his coat. The man, who was wearing glasses and a flat cap, then rushes out of the Myers Bakery in Horncastle, Lincs. Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward to catch thief who struck at 11am on May 17. CCTV shows the man grab the charity box, which was full of donations for leukaemia and lymphoma research, from the counter at the back of the shop.