WESTBOURNE restaurant Lazy Fox has experienced two break-ins with around £4000 of items stolen.

Co-owner of Lazy Fox, Enoely Fernandez, reported that almost £4000 of items were stolen from their premises in Seamoor Road.

The amount was split across two break-ins which occurred on October 21 and October 27 this year.

The first break in was believed to have happened at around 6am on Monday October 21, with more than £3600 worth of drink, food and tools taken.

Between 11pm on Saturday 26 October and 11am on Sunday 27, there was a second break-in, with more than £300 of food stolen from the restaurant's in-store storage unit.

CCTV footage appears to show a man breaking into the Lazy Fox premises, leading to the business assuming the thief is a male.

Enoely said: “He forced one of the doors.”

The door that was used also works as a residential door, meaning that it can provide access to the flats upstairs.

Enoely said: “I’m just worried because we have family and friends living upstairs.”

She also stated how even after cameras and extra security measures had been put in place, the residents above the restaurant still don’t feel “secure”.

She added: “He’s getting into the premises like it’s nothing.

“He could’ve easily gone upstairs.”

The business believes that there is a singular intruder that committed both offences, however this is yet to be confirmed.

Enoely said: “I’m not sure if we’re receiving enough attention from the police.”

A spokesperson for Dorset Police replied with: “We recognise the significant impact that burglaries can have on a business, and we are committed to exploring all available lines of enquiry and taking any appropriate action.”

Enoely added: “We don’t want these places to be full of crime”.

When asked about her views on the recent break in, Bournemouth West MP Jessica Toale said: “It’s terrible to learn that the Lazy Fox is the latest victim of theft."

Mrs Toale stated that so many local businesses are experiencing break-ins and theft, adding needs to be stopped.

She said: “Independent businesses are fighting battles on all fronts and they really don’t need the added stress and ongoing threat of crime."

Mrs Toale added that every crime should be properly investigated and that the police should visit victims when they call.

She will be pushing for this when she meets with the police next.