A would-be thief has caused thousands of dollars in damage at a Werribee business after falling through the roof and ceiling.
The manager of Ted’s Cycles, Garry Hope, said he was alerted to the break-in after an alarm was triggered just before 1pm last Sunday.
When he arrived, he found the thief had fallen almost three metres to the floor of the Watton Street shop.
Mr Hope said a beam in the roof appeared to have snapped under the weight of the criminal, leaving him to fall into the store’s workshop.
About 13 ceiling panels were broken along with the beam, but nothing was taken.
“I was surprised no one heard anything, especially with the cafe next door,” Mr Hope said.
“They couldn’t have taken any cash because there’s almost no such thing as cash any more – everyone uses EFTPOS.”
Information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
