{"id":747987,"date":"2026-08-24T08:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/747987\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T08:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:20:08","slug":"dine-and-dashers-demoralising-staff-says-norfolk-restaurateurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/747987\/","title":{"rendered":"Dine-and-dashers demoralising staff, says Norfolk restaurateurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Even with CCTV footage, tracking down dine-and-dash thieves can prove a challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Last year Norfolk Police released CCTV footage of four women who allegedly ordered more than \u00a3300 of food and drinks before leaving without paying from a restaurant in Norwich. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The investigation was later closed after officers were unable to locate any suspects. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Insp Ben Hardiman, from Norfolk Police, said prosecting offenders is challenging but urged victims to keep reporting the crimes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;For many small businesses, the loss from repeated offences can be particularly damaging, and we understand the frustration felt by those affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Identifying and prosecuting offenders can be challenging as investigations often depend on CCTV, witness evidence, vehicle details, or other information that can reliably identify a suspect,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Do you know of a Norfolk business that has been the victim of a dine-and-dash theft? Contact us below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even with CCTV footage, tracking down dine-and-dash thieves can prove a challenge. Last year Norfolk Police released CCTV&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":747988,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-747987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=747987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/747988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=747987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=747987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=747987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}