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Uma loja de penhores de East Auckland é o mais recente varejista a se tornar alvo de ataques de carneiros e o gerente disse que eles e outros estão “sangrando”.
Esta manhã, por volta das 2h30, ladrões invadiram a loja DollarDealers em Glen Innes.
Isso vem como um segundo golpe em apenas alguns dias para o gerente da DollarDealers, James Delmont, depois que outra das lojas da franquia em Hamilton foi assaltada por ladrões.
Delmont diz que, felizmente, os infratores não conseguiram entrar na loja Glenn Innes esta manhã.
“Eles dirigiram um carro direto pelas janelas da frente e pela marcenaria.”
No entanto, ele disse que os danos causados à estrutura da loja vieram com consequências significativas.
Delmont previu que a loja teria que ser fechada por até seis semanas enquanto aguardava reparos.
“As pessoas estão esperando meses por materiais de construção no momento e não é diferente para uma vitrine”, disse ele.
Isso significava que eles enfrentariam perdas de renda prolongadas, mas os encargos financeiros não pararam por aí.
Delmont disse que as despesas do local continuariam altas e os prêmios de seguro estavam aumentando junto com a onda de ofensas de ram raid.
“O fato de estarmos totalmente ocupados significará mínimo ou nenhum [income[,” he said.
“It’s just another bitter pill to swallow.”
He recognised that he was not alone and said around every third store in Glen Innes had been boarded up recently after being targeted by ram raiders.
Delmont told the Herald he had to sit at the front of the store in the early hours of this morning as no security guards were available.
“I had to get up at 2am and go there, no static guards in the whole of Auckland were available because there are so many on duty at the moment given the ram raids that are taking place,” he said.
“So, I sat in my car right outside the store and protected it myself.”
Just three days ago, on Saturday at 2am, DollarDealers in the Hamilton suburb Dinsdale was also hit by a ram raid.
Delmont said the thieves got into the store, smashed all the cabinets and stole items.
He said it was the third time in 18 months that the store had been ram raided.
Police explained to Delmont that fingerprints and evidence found in cars were not overly helpful, he said.
“The likelihood of finding suspects is slim, given all are youths with no criminal history and therefore no prints or DNA to match in their systems,” he said.
Delmont said retail operators and police were frustrated.
“How can the police do their job, when they don’t have the resources, means or power to do it? How can communities be safer together if the police have no power to enforce the law in them? The answer, they can’t and are not,” he said.
“No one is safe, people are more concerned and wary of their safety than ever.”
He said the restrictions on businesses during Covid-19 have already increased enough pressure on businesses.
He said a continuation of ram raids and robberies will kill businesses.
“The costs are becoming increasingly unbearable,” he said.
“I am just one of many operators out there, you know we’re bleeding out.”
These incidents come after a mall in Hamilton was ram raided on Saturday.
Around 5am, two vehicles smashed through the glass doors of Centre Place from Civic Square on Worley Pl.
Police said several people got out of the vehicles and searched through several stores.
They said the vehicles then left the scene through another set of doors.
A police spokesperson said inquiries were still ongoing.
Kiwi Property, owner of the shopping centre, has been contacted for comment.
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