The police are studying CCTV footage after a man apparently stole some €13,000 in cash from an office at the Sparkle Image detergents shop in Gzira yesterday afternoon.
The cash was apparently being counted on a desk when the person responsible briefly moved away.
The thief promptly entered her office, grabbed the cash and left. Cheques for some €2,000 are also believed to have been stolen.
The theft was not immediately noticed.
A Magisterial inquiry is being led by Magistrate Carol Peralta.