Failed robbery attempt! Thief tries to run away with smartphone; here's what happens next

A burglar had to awkwardly give back the stolen smartphone to the shop keeper in United Kingdom’s Dewsbury, after the shopkeeper's swift thinking thwarted the daylight robbery attempt.

CCTV camera recorded the moment the thief's plan to steal 1,600 pounds' worth of mobile phones backfired spectacularly, according to Metro News.

On December 4, the burglar made an attempt to steal from the Phone Market shop in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. He had to hand back the smartphones and beg the shopkeeper to let him go after he had simply locked the front door.

The video, which is now viral on the internet, displays the robber acting to be a customer and wearing a hoodie at first. The shopkeeper behind the counter showed him a few phones and handed one to him to check personally, and the thief immediately ran back towards the glass door, but the shopkeeper jammed the door with a remote, preventing the thief from leaving. He returned to the owner awkwardly after this criminal act and handed it over to him.

The shopkeeper, identified as Afzal Adam, aged 52 said he installed the door locking mechanism in 2020 for 250 pounds, according to Metro News.

He said, "With people wearing masks and balaclavas, I was worried about not being able to identify anyone if they did steal from my store."

"He would have gotten away with 1,600 pounds worth of merchandise, so the mechanism has paid for itself!"

"I had the owner of another local store come in and ask what mechanism we had because they were looking for the same thing."

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