Thieves Leave Shop Sour Rather Than Smelling of Roses

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Break in through building site leaves shop owners concerned about their future

 

Thieves have drilled their way through the 15 inch brick wall into recently opened Les Parfums shop in Putney Exchange Shopping Centre.



On the night of the 9th May between 11pm and 1am six men walked through the gates of Putney Exchange and drilled their way into the rear of the shop, where they then stripped most of the shelves bare of the cosmetics and perfumes. Similar items have recently appeared on ebay at much reduced prices.

A week after the break in, owner Armano Krosi is still visibly distressed by the event, although he and his colleague Miriam Danova have been overwhelmed by the support voiced by their customers. However he did question the level of security at the centre and has raised this concern with the management. He advised PutneySW15.com that the level has been improved since the break-in but that is little consolation to him.

Mr Krosi said he was perplexed that the vibrations of the drilling made the false door open causing the internal sensors to set off the alarm - he believes that the drilling must have been going for a minimum of 30 minutes to make a big enough entry for the men to enter the shop, yet security did not check why the alarm was triggered. Once the thieves were in the shop they turned off the CCTV and ripped out the sensors that activated the alarm.

In April he had an incident of thieving within the shop and the police at that time voiced concerns about the attitude and role of the security guards. He said that the policeman concerned at the time encouraged him to speak to the The Exchange with regards to improving the security within the unit and reorganising patrols to cover the shop more often.

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May 17, 2013