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CCTV footage captures burglars discussing what to steal from Nottinghamshire home

The CCTV footage released by Nottinghamshire Police shows a group of men seen calmly stealing electrical items from a house in Old Basford, Nottinghamshire, on the evening of February 7 (Nottinghamshire Police): Nottinghamshire Police
The CCTV footage released by Nottinghamshire Police shows a group of men seen calmly stealing electrical items from a house in Old Basford, Nottinghamshire, on the evening of February 7 (Nottinghamshire Police): Nottinghamshire Police

This is the moment a gang of burglars were caught on a home CCTV system casually discussing what they planned to steal from the house.

The footage, released by Nottinghamshire Police on Tuesday, shows the three thieves talking among themselves after breaking into Tony William's property in Old Basford, Nottingham.

The men proceeded to steal a number of items, including watches, a Playstation, an Amazon Alexa device and a laptop, before fleeing the house.

Some 45 minutes later two men are seen re-entering the property and stealing more items. One of the burglars is caught on CCTV unmasked and with the hood of his jacket pulled down, fully exposing his face.

Nottinghamshire Police released the footage as part of an appeal for help in identifying the men who took part in both incidents.

Detective Constable Natalia Montano, who is leading the investigation, said: "This is some of the best CCTV footage we've had in a while to try and catch thieves.

"You can hear their discussions and it's hoped that because of the quality of the footage, we can find the offenders.

"They stole a number of high value items and obviously the victims are distraught. It's our aim to find the culprits and try to get them some closure to this incident.

"I am urging members of the public to look at the video clips and contact police if they recognise the men or have any information in relation to the incident.”

Mr Williams said he had been left distraught by the theft of his items.

"I'm still hurting to be honest," he added.

"I had just finished my night-shift working at a local pub and I pulled back onto my house and straight away I saw that the lights were on. I knew something wasn't right.

"I got out my car and saw some young lads, I thought they have jumped over a neighbour's fence or something. I went inside, and it was carnage inside. Things left all over the floor.

"I feel gutted that these young lads have come into my home."

Mr Williams also said he hoped the police's sharing of the footage would help find the culprits.

"It's quite clear video and you can obviously hear what they are saying, so maybe someone will recognise the accent," he added.

"It's sad, I've worked all my life and then you have so many items you've saved up for and personal items just taken off you."

Anyone who recognises the men is asked by Nottinghamshire Police to call 101, quoting incident number 22 of 8 February 2020.

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