Cat burglar hits Masterton shop

The CCTV image of a boy who allegedly broke into Trev's Sports in Queen St on Friday night.

Hundreds of dollars' worth of goods have been stolen from a Masterton sports store by an acrobatic burglar.

The thief, who was captured on CCTV cameras, climbed an internal wall in the Mastermall building on Queen St. He then crawled across a reinforcing pipe to gain access to Trev's Sports, risking a 4-metre drop in the process.

Owner Quentin Henderson said the footage showed a young man falling into the store, narrowly missing several skateboards, about 9pm last Friday.

He then proceeded to steal about $1500 worth of goods, including shoes, hoodies and T-shirts. "He's monkeyed across. It's a 4m drop."

Mr Henderson said he realised there had been a break-in after noticing the marks left on the wall.

"I'm just brassed off. It takes a lot to get that stuff back."

He was unsure if the loss will be covered by insurance and will be posting a reward on the store's Facebook page.

It was the first time anyone had used the pipe to gain access to the store, he said.

"We get the normal shoplifting things. We catch some but there's some we don't catch. We can't put the wall right up because of the sprinkler system.

"We are working with the landlord to see what we can do."

The burglar appeared to have exited the building using the same method. The Queen St door to Mastermall was found unlocked.

Anyone with information should contact Masterton police on (06) 370 0378 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.