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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.

Originally published as Thieves make off with designer bags after ram raiding Louis Vuitton

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