Jellycats worth £20k stolen from Cheddar bear shop by ram raiders
CCTV cameras captured a man and woman looking into the windows about 20 minutes before the incident. A car was then used to gain entry to the shop. In a social media post, the store said a "large quantity" of goods were stolen and urged people to look out for items at car boot sales, on Vinted and on eBay.
Mr Pimlott told the BBC: "Seeing it, there's an element of shock of why would people do that?""There's loads and loads of comments of support which is even more overwhelming," he added."We've had a lot of phone calls on the day. A father phoned in because her daughter was in tears [because] of what's happened to the shop."There's a lot of emotional outpouring because people think it's only a bear, but there's a story behind every bear."The shop has been closed since the incident but is due to reopen on Thursday.
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