A Yeovil sandwich shop has thanked the community for support after suffering a break-in and theft just months after opening.
Focaccino, located at 24 South Street, has spoken out on social media after two young men were caught on CCTV entering the shop and climbing over the front counter to steal a laptop while the owners were away on holiday earlier in August.
The shop has confirmed they've now reopened at their usual times as of Tuesday August 25.
The theft caused a "massive shock", owners of the Italian-style sandwich shop said, as the police have asked for anyone with information to get in touch.
Read more
New 24-hour gym opens on Somerset trading estate
Firefighters thank mystery window cleaner after roadside blaze near Chard
Rare piece of high street history to be auctioned in Somerset
The incident occurred on August 13, after the shop owners had left for several weeks to go on holiday.
They explained that the front door of the popular eatery had been unlocked, because they share the premises with another business who were also using the building that day.
Ioana Ostap, a Manager at the family-run business, told the Chard and Ilminster News: "We're hoping to at least recover the laptop, it had all our business stuff on it.
"It was a massive shock when we saw it, to be honest."
She added: "It's not the financial [impact], we've had to change all the passwords while abroad as we were worried someone might be able to log in and find the business information, we have a lot of personal information on that laptop."
Despite their upsetting experience, the independent business said the support they've got online after sharing the CCTV footage on Facebook in an appeal for help has been very encouraging.
Ioana explained: "We've only been open a few months, we've had amazing support from the community.
"Even the response from this post today has been amazing everybody has shared it and tried to help us and support us, any little help has been very important.
"Everyone had been very nice and kind."
She added that the business will be investing in more security measures to prevent future thefts, and have thanked the local community for their support.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: "On Thursday 13 August we received a report that a laptop had been stolen from a sandwich shop in South Street in Yeovil.
"Enquiries are being carried out to identify the people responsible and we would urge anyone with any information to call 101 using the reference number 5226228090."
Share