A mate of mine works on the door of a popular bar in a city centre. There are two rooms to this venue each with their own bar. There is a main door to the larger bar and door on the corner to the smaller bar.
Now my mate stands on the door of the smaller bar but is visible to the doormen on the main door only 10 feet away.
On Friday night the smaller bar was very quiet and at one point only had a group of 4 people in and whilst the bar lad was either distracted or not even behind the bar (gone to get some stock), three of this group decided to steal a large expensive ornament which was hung on the wall right in full view of the serving bar.
They are clearly seen on CCTV taking the ornament off the wall and hiding it under a coat. They then exit the (empty) bar through door on the corner where my mate is standing.
The first one to walk out was a 6’4†very big male who seemed to shield his mate behind him who was carrying the object under his arm under his jacket. Behind the thief was a woman. All three had clearly worked together to steal this ornament and smuggle it past the doorman.
To my knowledge the bar have not reported the theft to police even though it is clearly seen on CCTV. There is a very good possibility they paid for drinks by card so can be traced that way.
Now the bar manager is saying it is solely the doorman’s fault as he should have noticed that the man had the ornament under his arm. Bear in mind it was under his jacket under his right arm (the doorman was stood to the man’s left) and he was shielded by his very large mate who came out first.
The manager has told the security company boss he will be invoiced (a few hundred quid) as a result of his doorman unaware these people had stolen the ornament and smuggled it out of the door.
Can I please have everyone’s thoughts on this…
Is it the doorman’s fault?
Is it the bar’s fault as there was no barman when there are people in the bar?
Should bar report the theft to police?
Should the security firm have to pay for the stolen item?
Thanks in advance for any help and information
Now my mate stands on the door of the smaller bar but is visible to the doormen on the main door only 10 feet away.
On Friday night the smaller bar was very quiet and at one point only had a group of 4 people in and whilst the bar lad was either distracted or not even behind the bar (gone to get some stock), three of this group decided to steal a large expensive ornament which was hung on the wall right in full view of the serving bar.
They are clearly seen on CCTV taking the ornament off the wall and hiding it under a coat. They then exit the (empty) bar through door on the corner where my mate is standing.
The first one to walk out was a 6’4†very big male who seemed to shield his mate behind him who was carrying the object under his arm under his jacket. Behind the thief was a woman. All three had clearly worked together to steal this ornament and smuggle it past the doorman.
To my knowledge the bar have not reported the theft to police even though it is clearly seen on CCTV. There is a very good possibility they paid for drinks by card so can be traced that way.
Now the bar manager is saying it is solely the doorman’s fault as he should have noticed that the man had the ornament under his arm. Bear in mind it was under his jacket under his right arm (the doorman was stood to the man’s left) and he was shielded by his very large mate who came out first.
The manager has told the security company boss he will be invoiced (a few hundred quid) as a result of his doorman unaware these people had stolen the ornament and smuggled it out of the door.
Can I please have everyone’s thoughts on this…
Is it the doorman’s fault?
Is it the bar’s fault as there was no barman when there are people in the bar?
Should bar report the theft to police?
Should the security firm have to pay for the stolen item?
Thanks in advance for any help and information