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In the dark early morning hours, while people were fast asleep, a carload of people with criminal intentions drove past Paraparaumu Beach’s Thriftway Four Square twice.
After they had conducted their scoping operation, it was time to carry out their planned burglary of the mini supermarket, owned by a hard-working couple.
On Tuesday at 1.44am, a stolen white Toyota, parked outside the Four Square in Seaview Rd, and five people, covered in clothing such as balaclavas to conceal their identities, burst out carrying empty bags, hammers and a crowbar.
They made a beeline for the left side of the building where the counter is, and smashed their way through glass windows to get inside.
The aftermath of the burglary at Paraparaumu Beach’s Thriftway Four Square.
Four of them went inside and one stood by the window, recording with a smartphone before giving a thumbs up to the getaway driver.
Once inside, they tried to pry open the doors of the cigarette cabinet with a crowbar and tried unsuccessfully to get the security door underneath open.
It was a short-lived attempt, which included a lot of kicking too, before they gave up and decided to steal lollies instead.
They took racks of lollies off the counter and out to the car, with one of them returning for more.