It seems Raffles the gentleman thief may be on the prowl again if a break-in at top-end caterer Vacherin is anything to go by.
The directors, back from their trip to Champagne and after the long bank holiday weekend, returned to their Bedford Row offices in London to find them ransacked.
Although entry (a kicked down door) wasn't very elegant that's probably simply the fact that Vacherin's office doesn't have a tempting skylight to lower one's self through.
The Caterer Adopted Business's computers were untouched and although some cash was taken ("for expenses and sundries") it seemed at first that an old laptop and a projector were the only other casualties.
However, on closer inspection the true nature of the crime became apparent.
Director of business development Phil Roker is a keen cyclist and keeps an extensive wardrobe at work.
It seems that unmoved by the computers our gentleman thief turned his attention to things sartorial and stole four suits, 12 laundered shirts (leaving the one that had been worn), two pairs of shoes and a quantity of ties instead.
Several bottles of Champagne lying around the office were of course taken as well, no doubt to toast a successful job.
The police found no fingerprints. Hardly surprising as Raffles always wears ermine-trimmed velvet gloves when out on a job to cut a dash if caught.
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