A involved shopkeeper slammed ‘silly’ ‘ram raiders’ who reportedly smashed their means right into a second hand shop in Birmingham right this moment. The obvious heist occurred at Cash Converters in Acocks Green which suffered injury within the early morning incident. (April 10).
Blue tape had been put up across the Warwick Road retailer with photos displaying a mangled frontage and smashed glass. West Midlands Police is but to difficulty a press release however locals claimed the premises had been “robbed”.
CCTV seen by BirminghamStay confirmed the dramatic second a automobile ploughed right into a department of the second-hand retailer round 7.20am this morning. It’s not clear if the shop had been as a result of open for Easter Monday however employees had been liaising with an industrial doorways firm to repair the injury.
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Abdulla Hill Kafi, a shopkeeper at a close-by comfort retailer, mentioned he was shocked by the incident. The Bangladesh native – who has labored within the space for round six months – informed the way it was not one thing he to see within the UK. “It’s definitely embarrassing to us,” he mentioned. “It’s scary.”
Abdulla defined he had seen alcohol pinched from his cabinets and collared kids for stealing sweets – however he was nonetheless left shocked by the “unexpected” scenes. He described Acocks Green as a “lovely place to live” however revealed the incident had left him feeling involved.
“In our country this happens because it’s a developing country,” he mentioned. “I can not settle for it in developed nations just like the UK. It’s actually embarrassing.
“I don’t know why they are doing this. Maybe they have no job and that’s why they are doing stupid things. But today this is totally unexpected.”
People expressed shock as they walked previous the gutted frontage. Traffic flowed as regular on the primary Warwick Road however a service street was blocked off.
One particular person was overheard describing the injury to the purple shutters as “so bad” whereas one other involved resident mentioned: “My s*** is in there.” West Midlands Police has been contacted for a response.
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