Six teenagers stole a coffee grinder and equipment from Pronto Burgers and Cafe on Marine Parade, Mount Maunganui.

Four males and two females around the ages of 16 and 17 stole a coffee grinder and other items that have not yet been identified from Pronto on Wednesday, July 20, at 10pm.

The owner Fee Brando says their manager came to work the next morning and noticed straight away that their coffee grinder was missing and immediately checked the security cameras.

Fee says she thinks that they weren't intending to get into Pronto specifically, they were just trying to break into any store as a dare.

'What we can tell from the footage that we did see, is that it wasn't about taking anything in particular, it was young kids daring them to do it.”

'There was one girl at the back filming while they walked into the Oceanside foyer and they couldn't get that door open, so they tried Pronto's door.”

They are still in the process of figuring out what else the teenagers stole, as one of them had items hidden under their jumper.

'We are lucky that our coffee rep was in the area and had a spare coffee grinder in his car. Otherwise it would have been pretty hard, as we have just been closed for two weeks renovating.”

She says she has noticed an increase in the amount of thefts in the region lately and just wants her equipment back.

If you have seen or have any information that will help police track the stolen items or people responsible, call Tauranga police on 07 577 4300 or 0800 555 111.