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Businesses count cost of break-ins

ROSS Sbisa from Cranbourne Sand and Soil said the latest in a string of High Street robberies had cost his business $30,000.
Mr Sbisa said he was sick and tired of calling the police to report burglaries and was fed up with spending time repairing damage.
“We’ve had to install full-scale flood lighting to keep the property bright at night,” he said.
“We’ve also been forced to install security bars on all the windows to keep the thieves at bay.
“It’s just pointless.
“Instead of only breaking into the trucks, they scratched the wood-grain dashboard and smashed the windows too. It’s very disheartening,” Mr Sbisa said.
Darren Woods from Beaurepaires, at 194 High Street, Cranbourne, said the recent damage was senseless.
“We had our large showroom window totally smashed,” he said.
“It caused a lot of inconvenience, especially for families with children, and the amount of glass that was scattered everywhere.
“The showroom is very heavily lit, so the attack was very brazen,” Mr Woods said.

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