Ute used as a battering ram in a failed Gold Coast heist
A desperate Queensland burglar has used a ute as a battering ram to break into a Gold Coast store at the weekend.
They were ultimately forced to leave the scene empty-handed.
Taking place about 2.30am on Saturday, the lone criminal was captured on CCTV scoping out the Burleigh Waters Foodworks before the attempt.
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Taking place around 2:30am on Saturday morning, the lone criminal was captured on CCTV scoping out the Burleigh Waters Foodworks before the stunt. Nine
Slamming into the shopfront with the ute's bed several times, the hoodie-covered man then scrambled into the store, heading directly to the cigarette cabinet.
He failed in his attempts to crack the cabinet open, at one point unsuccessfully using an axe, before calling it a day and escaping the scene in the ute empty-handed.
Slamming into the shopfront several times, the hoodie covered man then scrambles into the store, heading directly to the cigarette cabinet. Nine
Police have told 9News that the plates on the ute used were fake and have asked for public assistance to help track down the man.
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