A young café owner has launched a scathing message at ‘eshays’ she caught on CCTV attempting to break into her small business three times in one month.
Bea Elmer, the co-owner of Tayzies Café and Kitchen in the coastal town of Ocean Shores in the NSW Northern Rivers region said there had been attempted break-ins three times between February and March this year.
In what she called a ‘light-hearted educational video’, she issued a triumphant message to the wannabe thieves on social media.
‘This video is for the two eshays that keep repeatedly trying to break into Tayzies Coffee and Kitchen,’ she began.
‘I just wanted to make it explicitly clear as something from me, like from my soul, my heart, I mean this: F*** off. Sincerely, with love Tayzies.’
Ms Elmer then shared screenshots from her CCTV cameras of two individuals wearing balaclavas and baggy clothes trying to open the windows and door.
‘We have really amazing CCTV cameras here that have picked up on you,’ she said.
‘And although you don’t care, because you wear really brave face-coverings so I can’t tell who you are, AI works alongside our CCTV so when a human-shaped object shows up at 5.35am on March 3, it gives us a little notification straight to our phones.
Tayzies Café co-owner Bea Elmer (pictured) launched a scathing message at ‘eshays’ she caught on CCTV attempting to break into her small business
She the two individuals had been caught on CCTV making three attempts to enter her café
‘Unless Elise (a colleague) had some sort of manic episode and decided for the first time in six years to show up to work an hour early, I kind of figured out something was wrong.’
Addressing how the pair were unable to get inside after multiple attempts, she said the doors and windows were ‘really secure’.
‘Whilst it’s been entertaining to watch you feebly attempt to get in through our windows and doors, it’s really starting to piss me off because you’re leaving little dents and marks. Stop that,’ she said.
Ms Elmer added that she had left a note on the door, directed at the alleged thieves.
‘We don’t leave a single dollar on the premises so don’t waste your/our time,’ it read.
The business owner then shared footage showing the pair reading the note before turning around and abandoning their mission.
‘Eshay One reads my note, calls over Eshay Two to come and have a look as well… and then you both quickly leave,’ she said.
‘Maybe this time you’re actually going to listen. Let me just reiterate: there is absolutely zero money. There are no valuables left in Tayzies overnight, ever.
Ms Elmer said police are investigating the alleged attempted thefts
‘This isn’t something that we’re just doing now because we’ve had attempted break-ins and we’re worried that you might come back.
‘We never leave anything in here. There’s no cash, there’s no tips, there’s no phones, there’s no laptops.’
Ms Elmer said she had sent police the CCTV footage of the incidents, adding that other hospitality venues in the area had experienced similar events.
The Daily Mail has contacted NSW Police for comment.
