HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are investigating after two cellphone stores in Broward County were targeted overnight.
Hallandale Beach Police officers responded to an Ultra Mobile store, located along Federal Highway and Northeast Second Court, at around 4 a.m., Thursday.
“It makes me really sad because this is a new store. We just opened like almost one and a half years ago,” said store owner Karim Elchaer. “There’s better ways to get money than stealing from others.”
Surveillance video from Ultra Mobile Store showed the two thieves smashing the front door to enter the store. One of them kicked in a glass case that, according to the store owner, contained pricey watches.
“They took about five consoles and about five or four cellphones,” Elchaer said.
The two go in and out of the store with merchandise multiple times, at one point checking the office for goods. Within minutes, they were gone for good.
Another attempted smash and grab occurred at a Miramar cellphone store.
Miramar Police officers responded to a Metro PCS along Southwest 30th Street and South State Road Seven at around 5 a.m.
Cameras captured the glass front door of the business completely shattered.
It remains unclear if any merchandise was taken from the Metro PCS.
Meanwhile, in Hallandale Beach, the store owners are focused on the future.
“We’re just gonna fix this,” he said. “That’s the most important thing we can do now.”
Miramar Police said they are working to figure out if the two robberies are connected.
Elchaer said he’s still trying to figure out how much merchandise was stolen from Ultra Mobile, but he’s estimating that they stole $10,000 worth of merchandise.
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