A creepy video shows how a burglar manages to break into a man 's house before helping himself to a number of electronic and personal items . The footage was captured by a New Zealand man who installed security cameras around his home after being broken into four times in two and a half years . David Hooper , 56 , was at work at a local cinema in Whanganui on the country 's North Island and was monitoring the live CCTV footage from his mobile phone when he noticed the signs of a break in . Mr Hooper reviewed the video , which shows the thief knock on his front door before walking around the side of the house to climb through a window he smashed open with a brick . Scroll down for video . David Hooper , 56 , from Whanganui in New Zealand captured the moment a thief broke into his house . The thief stole a number of items and smashed the flat screen TV in an effort to yank it away from the wall . The burglar can then be seen rifling through the draws on a TV stand and filling up a washing basket with electronics and games . He then smashes Mr Hooper 's flat screen TV in an effort to yank it away from the wall . The thief then makes his way into a second room to search through more drawers , before walking through the kitchen armed with Mr Hooper 's guitar . The man walks out the front door with the guitar slung over his shoulder , carrying the basket of items . He pulls the sleeves of his hoodie over his hands to close the front door without leaving fingerprints . The break in occurred between 6.55pm and 7.20pm last Tuesday , but Mr Hooper did not notice his trashed home until 9pm . As he was the only person manning the cinema he could not leave until after 10.30pm . He installed security cameras into his home after being broken into four times in two and a half years . The burglar can be seen rifling through the draws and filling up a washing basket with electronics and games . 'When I saw it at nine o'clock I was pretty upset , it was not very pleasant at all , ' Mr Hooper told Daily Mail Australia . 'Especially when I saw him breaking the TV - there was no need for that . ' The man had stolen his PlayStation , seven games , a digital camera , a guitar , an e-cigarette and even meat from his freezer . Mr Hooper said there could be more items he does n't yet know about . He estimates $ 15,000 worth of stuff has been stolen over the five break-ins . The security video was shared on his work 's Facebook page and was viewed more than 27,000 times . The security video was shared on his work 's Facebook page and was viewed more than 27,000 times . A woman who had purchased the items from the thief saw the video , recognised him and alerted police . They arrested him after finding his fingerprints at the scene . Mr Hooper said break-ins occurred all over Whanganui , and he believes he has been targeted so often because he lives by himself . ' I just live alone and when my car 's not home , I 'm not home , ' he said . 'All I wanted was a nice quiet life and to live in peace… I 'm a bit too scared to go home now . ' Mr Hooper said he would love to sell his house but property prices in the area have recently taken a dive , and he would not consider renting it out after bad experiences in the past . 'When I did have it rented they absolutely trashed the house so it 's put me off getting tenants , ' he said . ' I 'm sort of stuck . '
police Hooper from Whanganui , NZ , got footage of a man entering his house . He installed cameras after being broken into four times in two attempts . The footage was posted on Facebook and was seen by a woman who recovered the stolen items , recognised the man and called police .