Bags filled with devices value greater than £25,000 have been taken, in line with store employees
The proprietor of a Nottingham store says he’s utilizing extra locks than when he labored in Afghanistan and Iraq after burglars stole greater than 60 telephones in a late-night raid.
Bags filled with devices, together with fashions of the the newest iPhone, Samsung Galaxy and iPad, have been taken from Sherwood Mobile Repair Centre, in Mansfield Road, Sherwood, within the early hours of November 1 – the evening of Halloween.
Workers on the retailer estimate the gadgets taken are value between £25,000 and £30,000, and are pissed off by a scarcity of police motion within the three weeks because the raid.
Nottinghamshire Police mentioned their investigation is “still very much ongoing” and have issued an attraction to the general public.
CCTV footage of the incident exhibits two masked burglars use a crowbar to interrupt into the excessive road retailer at round 1am, earlier than smashing glass shows and stuffing sacks with telephones and tablets.
Bahram Gavi, who works on the retailer, mentioned the housebreaking occurred inside minutes, which means by the point he heard an alarm and rushed to the scene they have been lengthy gone.
“I don’t want to work in this country anymore. I don’t want to stay in Nottingham, I don’t feel safe. Even the police don’t do anything,” mentioned the 37-year-old.
“They took all of the telephones. This space is just not protected.
“I can not imagine this occurred. I’ve by no means seen something like this.”
Mr Gavi mentioned he believed the perpetrators have been the identical folks he noticed scoping out the store weeks earlier than the raid.
“We noticed folks coming and going and checking the door over a month in the past. It was the identical individuals who broke into the store,” he mentioned.
“We’re scared they are going to come again once more.”
The owner of the shop, who did not wished to be named, said he has added two locks to the door and requested a second set of shutters for the front door.
“I’ve lived in third world international locations like Iran and labored in Afghanistan and Iraq. I’ve by no means seen so many locks,” he mentioned.
“I’m simply actually dissatisfied.”
The shop owner said he was still waiting to hear back from his insurance company on whether he will be compensated for the lost phones.
Inspector Paul Ferguson mentioned: “We are still in the process of conducting inquiries within the community to try and trace the intruders but have so far been unsuccessful.
“While it’s completely understandable that a lack of arrests currently will frustrate the victims in this case, this investigation is still very much ongoing.
“As part of this, our officers have been collecting and reviewing all available CCTV, while we’ve been conducting visible reassurance patrols to deter and identify any other offending.
“Anyone who has any information about the November 1 burglary but hasn’t shared it yet is asked to do so by calling the police on 101, quoting incident 90 of November 1, 2025.
“The public can also report information anonymously via Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111.”