The owner of a coffee van in West Belfast said she is "disheartened" after an overnight break-in and robbery.
Chloe McCann opened her own business, Coffee & Clo, at Blackstaff Mill almost two months ago. Now, the 26-year-old said she has been left distraught after her van was broken into overnight, with all the money from the till stolen.
At around 4am on Thursday, March 27, it was reported that an individual broke into the van and took all the money from the till. Chloe said she will not allow this to impact her business, saying she will be open as normal.
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She said: "Very disheartened this morning! Coffee & Clo has been broken in to and robbed. We have been at Blackstaff almost two months now and it has been amazing. All our customers are the best!
"I have worked so hard to get this wee business up and running. One individual broke in to our van at 4am this morning (27.3.25) and even took all the money from our till.
"We have chose to stay open today and not let this individual impact on us any longer! Absolutely gutted that someone would do this to a small local business - if you have any information at all please contact us!!"
Speaking to Belfast Live previously, Chloe said opening her own business on February 1 was "a dream come true" and the culmination of a lot of hard work to get her own business started. Taking an old caravan and converting it into a coffee van, with Chloe saying it was a "labour of love."
Police are investigating the incident. Sergeant Keogh said: “We received a report the cafe located on the Springfield Road was entered at approximately 4.30am this morning, Thursday 27th March.
“A man, believed to be aged in his 20s, and who was wearing a grey tracksuit, prised open the window of the premises and entered it. He made off with a sum of cash - no other damage to the business was caused.
“We would be keen to hear from anyone who noticed anything suspicious in the area, to report it to police on 101, quoting reference number 208 27/03/25.”
Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/
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