By GEORGIA WESTGARTH AND ALANA MITCHELSON
A GANG of thieves with a crow bar threatened a Pakenham shop owner literally at arm’s length in an early morning ram-raid, using a car stolen from Cranbourne East.
The violent burglary at Uncle Sam’s Food Mart milk bar on Eagle Drive in Pakenham has left the new business owners shocked.
“I came out to the shop front and they had practically blown the whole door off. There was a man standing at arm’s length, who was yelling and screaming at me and trying to hit me with the crowbar,” the owner said.
The shop front was rammed around 4.50am on Sunday 22 May, and is still under police investigation.
Narre Warren Detective Senior Sergeant Rob Clark advised that a white Hyundai i45 2012 model was stolen from an address in Waterloo Road, Cranbourne East, and used in the attack.
The Hyundai has since been recovered by police.
It’s alleged a car stolen from Patterson Lakes was also used to force entry to the premises at which time four offenders entered, with at least one of the offenders armed with a crow bar.
Police said demands were made and the offenders stole a small amount of confectionary items before decamping in a nearby parked car allegedly stolen from Cranbourne East.
No injuries were sustained in the attack.
Detectives advised that the offenders were last seen travelling along Balmoral Avenue and urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
