An alleged teenage porch pirate has been dobbed in by his dad after being caught on camera making off with a Dunedin restaurant's $1600 custom-made banners. Glenfalloch Garden Cafe and Restaurant was the target of Monday’s raid on a recently delivered package, gardener Alan Funnell said. it's a bit silly of them.’’After his face was plastered all over the ODT news website, the teen’s father recognised him and contacted Mr Funnell. We'll just see how it goes at the moment.’’Mr Funnell said he was a bit confused why anyone would want the banners which say "Glenfalloch Restaurant" along the side in bold lettering. A police spokesman said they received a report about the theft at 2pm today and officers would be following up on the matter.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 27, 2026 03:02 UTC