Moment burglars use power tools to cut through shop's steel shutters
EXCLUSIVE: Moment masked burglars use power tools to cut through tech shop’s steel shutters and make off with games consoles, phones and MacBooks
- CCTV shows the two masked thugs arrive to the shop in north London last Friday
- ‘Heartbroken’ owner Abdul Idrissi says the burglary has put him out of business
This is the shocking moment two masked burglars raided a London tech shop, swiping consoles, MacBooks and phones, after using heavy-duty power tools to cut through the steel shutters.
CCTV shows the two masked thugs arriving on a moped outside the shop called Exchange, on Finchley High Road, north London, to carry out a ‘planned’ burglary.
The footage shows the burglars use a circular saw to cut through the shutter, before smashing the glass door at around 3am last Friday.
The thieves then made their getaway with their loot, which included high-value electrical goods such as mobile phones and MacBook laptops within four minutes, according to the shop owner.
Veteran proprietor Abdul Idrissi, 40, believes the attack was targeted and pre-planned after taking place on the eighth anniversary of his last-break-in.
Abdul – who has run the Exchange since 1999 – added that he now feels unsafe in the capital.
To his frustration, the CCTV footage was also unable to pick up the registration of the getaway moped, which Abdul suspects is down to tampering with the plate to evade the police.
He said: ‘I am really distraught, I am born and raised in London but I don’t feel safe.
‘I feel like the way things are, especially with what happened, the city feels unsafe.
‘At the moment we are still going through the stock to see what has gone but we they literally stole everything within four minutes.
‘They stole gaming consoles, MacBooks, phones and gaming computers.’
The shopkeeper said they are still assessing the aftermath – but so far the robbery has put him out of business.
The two masked thigs can be seen carrying the heavy-duty power tool to gain entry into the tech shop in Finchley, north London
The footage shows the burglars use a circular saw to cut through the shutter, before smashing the glass door at around 3am last Friday
The unscrupulous thieves made out with high-value electricals including MacBooks and gaming consoles, according to the shop owner
The masked thugs were caught on CCTV cutting through the steel shutter s with a heavy-duty saw, sending sparks flying
The shopkeeper said they are still assessing the aftermath of the two burglars swiping his stock of high-value goods but so far the robbery has put him out of business
CCTV footage was unable to pick up the registration of the getaway moped, which Abdul suspects is down to tampering with the plate to evade the police
CCTV picked up the two masked thugs arriving on a moped outside the shop called Exchange
Abdul said: ‘The bike the men were on was reflecting on the camera.
‘They must have had something on the plate that doesn’t allow cameras to read the plate.
‘I was broken when I got there, really shocked and very heartbroken.
‘I got the call when I was sleeping. I looked at the cameras and saw the shop being broken into.’
The Metropolitan Police said: ‘Police were called at 03:05hrs on Thursday, 18 August to reports of a burglary at a shop on East Finchley High Road, N2.
‘The suspects are believed to have fled on a moped.
‘Detectives are carrying out a number of enquiries including a review of local CCTV.
‘There have been no arrests.
‘Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference CAD 778/18Aug.’
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