A mouse was caught stealing over £5,500 worth of jewellery in a shop in eastern China.

The CCTV video, shot in the city of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province on April 6, shows a mouse running back and forth between a shelf and a table.

The shop owner Ms Zhu followed the mouse's movement and found her lost jewellery in the corner of a wall.

According to reports, Zhu realised five gold necklaces and other accessories were missing from her jewellery shop so she reported to the police.

After police arrived at the shop, they found the lock on the door was not damaged and it had no sign that the objects in the shop have been stolen. So they asked Zhu to check the surveillance camera inside the shop.

After watching the CCTV video repeatedly, Zhu spotted the mouse and found her lost jewellery.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

听到老鼠，第一印象就是贪吃。近日，一只财迷老鼠被逮了个正着，这段时间它竟然“偷”了近五万元的首饰。
诸暨暨阳的占女士经营着珍珠饰品，店内存放着不少贵重饰品。报警当日，她发现放在盘子里的两条黄金项链不翼而飞，加上之前丢失的3条，这段时间共丢失了5000多元的财物，这让她心急如焚。

民警赶到现场后，对周边环境进行侦查。但很快民警发现店里的门锁没有被破坏，也没有被翻动过的痕迹，店附近并无可以人员出现，这让民警百思不得其解。

城中派出所民警 杨冰倩：当时我们就怀疑会不会是熟人拿走了这几条项链，又或者是店主自己忘记把项链遗忘在什么地方。（所以当时也就让店主进行自查了？）因为他们自己仓库里面也是有一个监控。

当天晚上，占女士就反复查看自家店内的监控，突然监控画面内出现了一只老鼠，并且在桌子、架子上来回跑动。根据老鼠的逃跑路线，占女士终于在右侧墙角发现了丢失的项链。

失主 占女士：我觉得老鼠对这种东西不会来拖这个项链什么，我是不太相信，后来从监控里看到是有老鼠爬出来，然后在桌子上窜来窜去，然后就开始找的，找到这个地方，确实是好多全部都在这里。

让占女士意想不到的是，除了之前丢失的5条金项链，她还发现了不少丢失的珍珠、胸针等饰品，共价值近五万元。目前，她已经采取了防鼠措施，以防类似事件再次发生。（视频由绍兴台提供）