{"id":911529,"date":"2026-06-09T15:14:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/moment-bakery-bandit-steals-half-of-cake-makers-stock-from-her-honesty-box-stall-without-leaving-a-penny\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:14:48","slug":"moment-bakery-bandit-steals-half-of-cake-makers-stock-from-her-honesty-box-stall-without-leaving-a-penny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/moment-bakery-bandit-steals-half-of-cake-makers-stock-from-her-honesty-box-stall-without-leaving-a-penny\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment bakery bandit steals half of cake maker&#8217;s stock from her honesty box stall without leaving a penny"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li class><strong>Do you know the bakery bandit? E-mail <span \n                data-original-string='NMiNTWtRmiwAmKS1sQeOnA==7f4A4hVKdCxyiXO2Py3TV5XVY6n9\/UZj7B5ArlkQD02hh4='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.'>Jo<span class=\"apbct-blur\">************<\/span>@<span class=\"apbct-blur\">**********<\/span>co.uk<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class><strong>Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am &#8211; <a class rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.news.dailymail.co.uk\/join\/morning-mail-sign-up?utm_source=dailymail.co.uk&#038;utm_medium=organic_editorial&#038;utm_campaign=conversion_newsletter&#038;utm_term=morning_mail_blob&#038;utm_budgetpot=organic\">sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>See more Daily Mail on Google &#8211; <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dailymail.com\">save us as a Preferred Source<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/profile-5362\/joshua-haining.html\">JOSHUA HAINING, NEWS REPORTER<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=JoshuaKHaining&#038;tw_p=followbutton\"><span><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span> <span>Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-05-18T01:09:29+0100\"> 20:09 EDT, 17 May 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | <span> <span>Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-05-18T02:21:37+0100\"> 21:21 EDT, 17 May 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>A home baker who opened an honesty box for cakes has had half her stock stolen by a bakery bandit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pony-tailed crook licked his lips as he emptied the Treat Street Bake Shed in Spalding, Lincolnshire, and calmly walked away without paying a penny.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Sabina Seidel, 39, started the\u00a0cake shed in March as a way of bringing her dream of owning a bakery to life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She bakes a variety of home-made treats and fills the shed outside her front door, relying on the honesty of customers to pay by cash box or online.<\/p>\n<p>But a hidden camera inside the shed captured the thief on May 9, as he piled 25 baked goods worth around \u00a380 into a plastic bag before walking off.<\/p>\n<p>The man opened the shed door with his red t-shirt covering his chin in an apparent attempt to hide his identity. He then slowly stole an assortment of baked goods while he licked his lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After completely filling the plastic bag, the thief then tried to open the cash box before he walked away.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the man taking the treats on camera, Sabina initially thought he was a supportive customer and she came out to thank him before realising what had happened.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The pony-tailed bakery bandit licked his lips as he emptied the Treat Street Bake Shed in Spalding, Lincolnshire without paying a penny\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The thief even tried to open the cash box before calmly walking away with a bag full of stolen treats<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Owner, Sabina Seidel, 39, initially thought the man was a supportive customer but the footage shows the moment she realised he stole half her stock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>She said: &#8216;I went out and said thank you to him, thinking he paid by cash as he was walking off and he said &#8220;you\u2019re welcome.&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was only then because he left the shed door open as he was walking away, the penny dropped that he made off with the baked goods.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019d assumed he paid by cash and I checked the cash box and he hadn&#8217;t put money in there.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sabina then reported the theft to Lincolnshire police.<\/p>\n<p>The community responded to the bakery bandit&#8217;s theft by purchasing more of her treats with one customer even offering compensation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That day we sold out quickly because people came out to support me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;People have been so supportive, there are repeat customers and customers that\u00a0come at the same time every single week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Somebody came yesterday after they heard what happened to put money towards what happened but I didn&#8217;t take it.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-mol-fe-xpmodule-join-debate=\"{\"env\":{\"brand\":\"dailymail\",\"channel\":\"news\",\"geo\":\"us\",\"platform\":\"mol.web.desktop\",\"url\":\"\/news\/article-15820517\/Moment-bakery-bandit-steals-half-cake-makers-stock-honesty-box-stall-without-leaving-penny.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=1490\",\"environment\":\"production\",\"name\":\"mol-fe-xpmodule-join-debate-default@1\",\"version\":\"1.3.0\",\"xForwardedHost\":\"www.dailymail.com\",\"zkConfig\":{\"bundle-versions\":{\"default\":{\"bv\":\"18.5.1\",\"vbv\":\"7.16.0\",\"fesbv\":\"16.2.0\",\"feabv\":\"11.80.0\",\"abv\":\"13.1.0\",\"expire-after\":31536000,\"tag\":\"fe_desktop_default\"}},\"bundle-versions-mobile\":{\"default\":{\"bv\":\"12.6.0\",\"vbv\":\"7.16.0\",\"fesbv\":\"16.2.0\",\"feabv\":\"11.80.0\",\"abv\":\"13.1.0\",\"expire-after\":31536000,\"tag\":\"fe_mobile_default\"}},\"games-platypuzz-build-version\":\"15.0.15\"}},\"question\":\"Should we trust people with honesty systems or are we just inviting theft and disappointment?\"}\" data-reactroot>\n<p><span>Join the discussion<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Should we trust people with honesty systems or are we just inviting theft and disappointment?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a data-comment-cta-button=\"true\" data-open-comments=\"true\" target=\"_top\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/#comments\"><span>What&#8217;s your view?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sabina opened the bakery shed in March this year as a way of bringing her dream of owning a bakery to life<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After the theft, the community came out in support of her business with the rest of her goods selling out on the same day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a video shared on social media, Sabina&#8217;s response to the theft was to bake even more than before.<\/p>\n<p>She spent her evening baking, re-stocking the shed on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Treat Street Bake Shed uses an honesty system with a QR code for card payments and a cash box for money and it is open Monday to Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sabina prices the goods inside the shed then &#8216;customers tally up how much they\u2019ve taken, scan the QR and pay the money.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She opened the cake shed because she &#8216;always wanted a cake and coffee shop&#8217; but didn&#8217;t have the time to open a bakery.<\/p>\n<p>Lincolnshire Police told the BBC it was investigating a report of cakes and cookies being stolen from the stall in Spalding between 19:25 and 20:00 BST on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson said no arrests had been made.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Mail has also approached the force for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot><\/p>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot><\/p><\/div>\n<p> Anthony Motsinger<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15820517\/Moment-bakery-bandit-steals-half-cake-makers-stock-honesty-box-stall-without-leaving-penny.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=1490\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know the bakery bandit? 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