Cunning criminal! CCTV unmasks FOX as milk thief snatching bottles from the doorstep
- Antony Neale noticed milk was disappearing from his doorstep in Canvey Island
- The 55-year-old reviewed footage from a camera set up at his Essex home
- He spotted a cunning fox had been taken his milk before he had a chance
A cunning fox was caught snatching milk from a doorstep by CCTV after a homeowner checked it when he became baffled at his deliveries vanishing.
Antony Neale, 55, noticed his daily dairy deliveries were disappearing and decided to review footage from a camera pointed at his door.
It was then that he realised he was the victim of a cunning thief fox roaming the streets – who struck again just days later.
Antony now makes sure to grab the milk as soon as gets up to stop the fox pinching his supply.
He said: ‘I’ve had the cameras for years, just so I can keep an eye on the property. As it’s plastic bottles it’s easier [for the fox] to pick up. Now it knows it can it’s coming back.’
Builder Antony, from Canvey Island, Essex, said he gets an alert on his phone every time there is movement on the camera.
The fox is pictured scurrying away with the milk delivery outside the house in Canvey Island
But he was sleeping soundly when the animal first struck at around 5am on February 24 – before returning at a similar time on March 2.
He added: ‘I never thought it would be a fox when I checked it. I normally pay the milkman every three to four weeks so I haven’t seen him to warn him yet. I will be making a rack [for the milk].’
The fox is pictured being caught out on CCTV as the animal snatched milk from a property in Canvey Island, Essex