Burglars smash door down at Southsea cafe
![Cinnamon Cafe in Winter Road, Southsea, was broken into at 1.30am on July 18.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/legacy_oak_96287534.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Cinnamon Cafe in Winter Road, Southsea, was broken into at 1.30am on July 18.](/img/placeholder.png)
Burglars broke into Cinnamon Cafe, in Winter Road, Southsea, at around 1.30am this morning.
Ben Brades, co-owner, said he understood next door Curry Leaf had been targeted, with thieves taking £25 from the till and charity boxes from the takeaway.
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![Cinnamon Cafe in Winter Road, Southsea, was broken into at 1.30am on July 18.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/legacy_oak_96287529.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Cinnamon Cafe in Winter Road, Southsea, was broken into at 1.30am on July 18.](/img/placeholder.png)
Mr Brades said the culprits then smashed the cafe door down, spotted CCTV and fled.
He said: ‘We’ve been here just over a year.
‘It’s not great, it was going alright but then we’ve got to find a grand.
‘We’re going to have to choose for a day or two.’
![Cinnamon Cafe in Winter Road, Southsea, was broken into at 1.30am on July 18.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/legacy_oak_96287531.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Cinnamon Cafe in Winter Road, Southsea, was broken into at 1.30am on July 18.](/img/placeholder.png)
Scenes of crimes officers are set to examine the property.
It comes after 91 burglaries at businesses in Southsea.
A Hampshire police spokeswoman said: ‘They’re being linked.
‘It’s being considered if whether they form part of the series we’ve had in Southsea.’