CCTV footage shows a hooded man on a bike picking up the £900 statue outside Copper Blossom in Edinburgh, almost falling off while doing so.

A cocktail bar manager has said he has “no idea” why an 8ft nutcracker statue was stolen from outside the venue as the search to find it continues.

The figure was taken from outside Copper Blossom on George Street in Edinburgh city centre on Monday evening by a thief on a bicycle.

CCTV footage shows a hooded man picking up the £900 statue and almost falling off his bike while doing so, breaking one of the bar’s £350 tables in the process.

As he cycled off with the stolen soldier, it is seen bashing a bollard, with the man almost falling off his bike again.

The incident was reported to Police Scotland at around 1pm the next day.

On Friday, genera

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