Heartache over double robbery ; CRIME: Store owners could be forced to shut up shop

From: Birmingham Mail | Date: May 8, 2008| Author: Emma Cullwick | Copyright information

THE owners of a Birmingham shop say they may be forced to close after copycat hole-in-the-roof raiders struck twice in two months.

Ashraf Khan and Harun Al Rashid were left heartbroken when they discovered thieves had battered a hole through the wooden roof of their Sheldon grocery store before going on the rampage.

They stole pounds 3,000, cigarettes, and left a trail of destruction which will cost around pounds 1,000 to repair. The thieves struck at around 2am on Monday, Apri...

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Heartache over double robbery ; CRIME: Store owners could be forced to shut up shop
Birmingham Mail ; THE owners of a Birmingham shop say they may be forced to close after copycat hole-in-the-roof raiders struck twice in two months. Ashraf Khan ... discovered thieves had battered a hole through the wooden roof of their Sheldon grocery store before going on the rampage. They stole pounds 3,000, ...
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Birmingham Mail (England) ; Byline: By Emma Cullwick THE owners of a Birmingham shop say they may be forced to close after copycat hole-in-the-roof raiders struck twice in two months. Ashraf Khan ... discovered thieves had battered a hole through the wooden roof of their Sheldon grocery store before going on the rampage. They ...