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Thieves make off with designer bags after ram raiding Louis Vuitton

Expensive designer items have been stolen after a thieves brazenly ram-raided the Louis Vuitton store at Melbourne’s Crown Casino.

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Brazen thieves raided a luxury retail store in Southbank in broad daylight stealing a massive loot of expensive high-end items.

A white Nissan Navara was used to ram the front of Louis Vuitton in the Crown Casino precinct in Southbank at 7:40 am on Sunday.

A number of people then exited the vehicle and began taking the high-end items, including bags—which the iconic brand is known for and can cost thousands of dollars each.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 23, 2025: Damage has been covered up after the Louis Vuitton store at Crown Casino was ram raided early this morning. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 23, 2025: Damage has been covered up after the Louis Vuitton store at Crown Casino was ram raided early this morning. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

The store sells luxury leather goods, including handbags, trunks, shoes, watches, jewellery, and accessories. Some bags retail for more than $7000.

Shocked passersby watched the incidentunfold in broad daylight, and reported that the thieves emptied most of the store before fleeing the scene.

A Victoria Police spokesperson said no one was inside at the time and that the investigation remains ongoing.

It’s not the first time the store has been targeted; it was ram-raided in 2020 in a late-night attack.

Bollard planting boxes were placed outside the iconic glass windows. However, they failed to stop the thieves on Sunday.

Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/thieves-make-off-with-designer-bags-after-ram-raiding-louis-vuitton/news-story/e109a18287ce078104c6df7b5947172e