MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Thieves were caught on camera using a car to ram into an East Memphis business.
Memphis Police said the suspects got away with several items and caused thousands of dollars worth of damage.
Shocking video shared with WREG shows the moments a vehicle backed into the Digital Wi
reless Cell Phone Store on Park Avenue Saturday morning.
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In the video, you see the car backing into the building, taking down not only the front door but the entire wall.
The car pulls forward, and you see two masked men hop out. At least one of them is holding a gun.
They both ran to one of the phone showcases, shattered the glass and took numerous items.
"Like $30-40,000 worth of damage," the store owner told WREG. "If you see all this stuff, you have to change the whole building."
Aftermath of overnight smash-and-grab at Digital Wireless.Aftermath of overnight smash-and-grab at Digital Wireless.Aftermath of overnight smash-and-grab at Digital Wireless.
The owner of the cell phone store did not want to go on camera, but he did share his frustration.
Along with thousands of dollars worth of damage, he said the thieves got away with several phones and gaming systems.
"This costs a lot of money," the owner said. "He broke the whole showcase over there. He goes back and he turns the camera off too."
The owner said what's most upsetting is that he was targeted not once but at least three times within one hour.
According to the timestamps on the video, the initial break-in happens at 2:33 a.m.
At 3:14 a.m., another set of thieves walked into the business and stole more merchandise.
They eventually ran out of the store, but at 3:21 a.m., they came back and took more items.
The owner said this is when the suspects unplugged his camera.
He said his alarm alerted law enforcement, but officers didn't arrive until more than two hours after the break-in.
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"I come in at about four o'clock here to the store. I'm not seeing no police, just only the police for the college police," the store owner said.
He said MPD told him that officers didn't immediately respond because they were wrapped up with other crimes across the city.
"Why? Because we have busy time because too many shootings," he said.
At this time, there have been no reported arrests.
If you have any information about this shooting, contact Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH. ...read more read less