Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted August 10, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted August 10, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Shop owner had £25k of stock stolen data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Geraint Geraint owns several stores around the *** and says Cardiff is by far the worst for break-ins An owner of a vape shop on what was recently named Britain’s best high street has called it “unworthy” of the title after he had £25,000 of stock stolen. Geraint, 33, said there had been four attempted break-ins at his shop Queen Street Vapes in Cardiff. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up in a consumer survey earlier this week run by GlobalData for ********* Express. South Wales Police said it would continue to work to make Cardiff a “vibrant, safe and friendly” place. Geraint, from Blackwood in Caerphilly county, owns shops in Swindon, Cwmbran, Abergavenny as well as his hometown, said he mainly worked in Cardiff because of the trouble he had dealt with. He said: “It gets to the point where I have considered selling up and cutting my losses”. “I struggle sleeping because of it, no CCTV or alarm system prevents them from getting in.” Geraint posted a video on social media appearing to show three people taking vapes from his shop. South Wales Police said a 37-year-old man had pleaded guilty to burglary and the other two suspects had not been identified. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Queen Street Vapes has had four attempted break-ins since February Closer to the centre of the street, staff at Savers said theft and threats from shoplifters were a daily occurrence. Ethan James Barnes, 20, who has worked at the Queen Street store for two years, said: “Just this morning someone came in and stole £118 worth of baby’s milk. You often get people stealing milk and laundry pods.” He said police could not properly enforce the law due to the thefts being of low-value items. “The only time the police have been involved is when I was slapped in the face,” he said. South Wales Police said it dealt with “all shoplifters regardless of value” but outcomes may vary depending on circumstances. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==BBC News Ethan James Barnes and Lauren Bowles say they experience violent behaviour everyday at work Rhys Thomas, 25, has worked at Holland and Barrett on Queen Street for more than a year, and said staff had started wearing body cameras in that time. “The main downside of the job is the *********,” he said. “It’s a continuous cycle with the same reoffenders, they get violent and the police get involved but it doesn’t deter them, they keep coming back.” Cardiff’s Queen Street scooped top prize – but shop workers say it’s “unworthy”. South Wales Police said: “It’s real positive that Queen Street was recently named best high street in the ***, however we are sorry to hear the experiences of these city centre workers. “Cardiff city centre ******** a safe place but with an estimated half a million people passing through Queen Street and St Mary Street each week, unfortunately there will be incidents of ****** and anti-social behaviour.” This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Shop #owner #25k #stock #stolen This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up For verified travel tips and real support, visit: https://hopzone.eu/ 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/95657-shop-owner-had-%C2%A325k-of-stock-stolen/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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