Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment ram raid thieves broke into a vape store and ransacked the shop.
At 3.15am this morning, a truck was reversed into Tidal Vape in Rumbridge Street, Totton, and shattered the glass shop front, with the metal frame buckling from the force.
Masked men then dash into the store and gather up armfuls of vapes and vaping products, cramming them into bags before running back to the truck and making off.
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The CEO of Tidal Vape, Ben Richardson, said: "This was the first time I’ve seen something as bad as this.
"I was very surprised with the amount of damage that the store had sustained.
"Watching the CCTV back was a total shock. That’s why I knew I had to come down here straight away."
The 33-year-old said the repairs could cost tens of thousands of pounds.
The shop will be boarded up and remain closed for a while, he said.
The ram raid has left the building structurally unsound, so experts will need to carry out examinations.
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