Doorbell footage from a resident in Bearwood, Birmingham, captured a woman dressed only in black underwear and flip-flops allegedly stealing two bottles of milk from a doorstep at around 5am.
Incident Details
The resident, who has two young children, checked her doorbell camera after noticing her milk delivery was missing. The footage allegedly shows a woman walking up the driveway, picking up the bottles, and calmly walking off before quickening her pace upon reaching the main road.
The householder shared the footage on Facebook, where others reported similar thefts in the area recently. She said: "We were very frustrated to see it on our doorbell as have two young children, but you hope it's someone in such desperate need they resort to stealing. Why in her underwear we do not know! Makes us think twice about getting milk delivered as it has happened several times in our area recently."
Police Investigation
West Midlands Police confirmed they received a report of stolen milk at 5.10am on Friday, July 17. A statement said: "Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 or use the Live Chat option on our website quoting crime number 20/328342/26."
Community Impact
Another resident in the Cotteridge area of Birmingham also reported milk thefts and said he had stopped his milk delivery. He wrote on Facebook: "Same again this morning. Milk deliveries have been stopped. It's now being investigated and they have asked for the footage. I'd advise everyone contact their milk companies."
A commenter noted: "Might sound and look trivial to some but this is someone's livelihood our tracksuited tea-leaf is impacting. No doubt the milk delivery company put a lot of time and effort into developing the round. Only for someone to tear it all up." Another added: "Have you got the video of him walking up to the doorstep? someone may recognise them."
