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Wild video shows suspects drive through shopping mall to steal safe

By FOX TV Digital Team
Published  December 1, 2024 12:29pm CST
Crime and Public Safety
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Destructive mall smash-and-grab caught on camera

Dramatic video shows the moment suspects crashed into a mall and drove inside of it, damaging several businesses.

The Brief

    • Police are searching for the suspects who smashed into a shopping mall and drove through it before stealing a safe. 

Surveillance video released by police in Australia shows the moment suspects rammed an SUV into a shopping mall and drove through it, causing extensive damage to several businesses.

According to Victoria Police, it happened around 5 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30. Surveillance video shows the vehicle crash into the doors of the mall, then drive through the inside of the shopping center.

Credit: Victoria Police

Police said at least seven businesses sustained significant damage.

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"The offenders then rammed the vehicle into a kiosk, before stealing a safe and fleeing the scene in an unknown direction of travel," police said.

No one was inside the shopping center at the time, police said. Local media reports say no arrests have been made.

The Source

  • This report includes information from Storyful and Victoria Police.