Skip to content

Pub burgled by 'the most stupid thieves about'

Adam Brooks A black and white CCTV still of a person with their hood up while wearing a mask and carrying a black till. They are inside the pub, which has a wooden floor and wooden beams.Adam Brooks
Police said three tills were stolen when The Three Colts was broken into at about 05:45 GMT on Saturday

A pub landlord has criticised "the most stupid thieves about" after money was stolen during a break-in at his premises.

Four masked raiders broke into The Three Colts, in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, on Saturday morning.

Posting on X, landlord Adam Brooks said they caused £1,500 in damage before making off with between £200 and £300 in cash.

Essex Police said its investigation into the burglary in Princes Road was ongoing.

The burglars stole three tills while wearing gloves, the force added.

Google The exterior of The Three Colts pub, which is a two-storey, cream coloured building. It has two benches outside, both with umbrellas and enclosed within a black, metal perimeter fence. The building has a door and two windows on the bottom floor, with three windows on the first floor. It is situated on a residential street.Google
Mr Brooks appealed for anyone with information to contact the police

Mr Brooks, a political commentator who appears regularly on GB News, praised the "fantastic" police response and urged anyone with information to contact officers.

"The idiots have caused more damage, and value in the till equipment, than what they might of got in coins in the till draws," he wrote online.

"These are the most stupid thieves about, someone must have a name."

Mr Brooks said the break-in was a "hard one to swallow" after an arsonist torched the building three years ago.

"These minor break-ins hit me in the pocket, it’s the damage to window, the ripped out till systems, this game is hard enough," he added on X.

Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.

More on this story
Related internet links