Youths brazen booze raid caught on CCTV

Shocking CCTV footage has emerged of the moment a gang of masked youths brazenly breaks into a Darwin supermarket to allegedly steal alcohol. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

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Shocking CCTV footage has emerged of the moment a gang of masked youths brazenly breaks into a Darwin supermarket to allegedly steal alcohol.

Damage caused during the break-in is expected to cost about $10,000. Picture: Facebook

The footage shows a group of about six youths repeatedly kicking the front door of the store to gain access at about 4.18am on Monday.

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Once inside the store, one of the boys can be seen taking the charity tin at the front counter while others rush to the back of the store where the alcohol is stored.

The CCTV shows the youths picking up booze in the shop, including some Jim Beam.

NT Police have arrested four youths for allegedly stealing a vehicle from Rosebery and the subsequent unlawful entry at Fannie Bay IGA.

Three of the boys are currently in police custody, and one has been released for medical attention.

The owners of the Fannie Bay IGA supermarket vented their frustrations about the incident in a post on Facebook.

The extensive damage caused during the break-in is expected to cost them about $10,000.

“So when is enough, enough?” the post said.

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“Darwin, you are out of control and I’m just about done. I’ve had it.”

The incident is the latest in a spate of break ins that have been reported across the Darwin and Palmerston area over the long Easter weekend.

Alia Hair owner Gaya Campman was also left with a hefty $5000 damage bill on Easter Sunday after thieves broke into her Palmerston salon for the third time in six months.

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