Fish and chip shop thief ran off when owner shouted at him

11:06am Wednesday 17th October 2012 in News By Ben James

A hooded man who stormed into a fish and chip shop demanding money ran off when the owner shouted at him.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened at King Fish on Maidenbower Square, Crawley, last Wednesday (October 10) at 9.15pm.

The suspect, who was wearing a black hoody which just exposed his eyes, threatened the proprietor and demanded money from the till.

But when the owner shouted at him he ran off empty handed.

The suspect is described as white, about 5' 7", of proportionate build, wearing a black hood, black jeans and trainers.

Detective Constable Phil Peadon said: "If you were in the Maidenbower Square area on Wednesday evening October 10  and saw this man, or have any other information, please contact us on 101 quoting serial 1665 of 2/10. You can also call independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."

Comments(7)

made up says...
11:41am Wed 17 Oct 12

Nice title but why would he want to steal a fish and chip shop?

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Charismatic Andrew says...
11:47am Wed 17 Oct 12

Oh my cod!! Did the police send the Frying Squad to this plaice? It sounds like there was a risk of a salt......

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Crystal Ball says...
12:23pm Wed 17 Oct 12

He should have stormed into a bank and demanded money. Perhaps a better option given he might have just been offered a small bag of chips.

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spencer1973 says...
12:31pm Wed 17 Oct 12

I bet the chip shop owner (however good), still wont have items ready in the hot servery to take away immediately, ...instead you have the obligitory "just waiting on the chips , love, be about 5 minutes"

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cookie_brighton says...
1:00pm Wed 17 Oct 12

the chip shop owner should have.....a salted and battered him ha ha

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funkyyoyo says...
2:52pm Wed 17 Oct 12

hahahahahahahahaha, defo sumin fishy going on here

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mfc1960 says...
4:58pm Wed 17 Oct 12

I bet the poor sole dont go anywhere near this plaice again.

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