CCTV of Woman’s Phone Snatched at Fast Food Restaurant, TikTok Video Has SA Convinced No Place Is Safe

CCTV of Woman’s Phone Snatched at Fast Food Restaurant, TikTok Video Has SA Convinced No Place Is Safe

  • One woman thought she was safe from criminals when she pulled out her phone in a restaurant
  • The lady was sadly mistaken as she did not notice that someone was eyeing her with criminal intent
  • A video recorded by the fast-food restaurant CCTV shows the moment that the daring thief struck

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A woman had the unfortunate experience of being stolen from. The unsuspecting lady never expected it, but her time with her phone would soon be over forever.

TikTok video of CCTV showng man stealing phone
A TikTok video of a CCTV showed a video of the moment a thief took a phone right from a woman's hand while she was in a restaurant. Image: @big_brother74
Source: TikTok

A video showing how a thief dad walked into an establishment got over 50,000 likes from concerned citizens. The video had thousands of comments from South Africans who expressed their frustration with the escalating crime rate.

TikTok video of thief stealing woman's phone in front of cameras

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CCTV footage posted by @big_brother74 shows a woman who was in a fast food place. In the video, she was absentmindedly using her phone before a man crept in and grabbed it mid-use. Watch the clip below:

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South Africans convinced thief was working with other bystanders in CCTV

People are always upset when they see criminals successful criminals. This video was interesting to see as the criminal felt confident enough to steal the phone right from the woman's hand.

not_inami said:

"That man announced he was coming with the slo mo walk and she even looked at him."

Lapange wrote:

"The way I'm so paranoid I would've long seen him coming."

Zamadlomo added:

"Her instincts warned her, but she ignored them."

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lindokuhlenkala commented:

"The guy in a blazer acting like he's trying to catch them."

85mogale suspected:

"Working together but acting like they want to chasing criminal."

Sandisiwe Mafohla advised:

"Buy smart watches guys you can check yo messages and answer calls while your phone in the bag."

CCTV of lady chasing thief who took friend's phone at coffee shop impresses SA

Briefly News previously reported that a video shows the harrowing moments that one woman lost her phone. A TikTok video of the CCTV footage that caught the crime.

The woman was not suspecting anything when she casually had her phone in her hand at a coffee shop. It was too late when they realised that there was a thief right behind them.

Two ladies in a video by @shaykrumples wanted a coffee from Seattle Coffee and left with one phone. In the video, the victim and her friend were at the till when someone came up from behind and snatched the phone from her ear.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za