Victoria thieves get nasty surprise as they try to raid grocery store
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Crowbar-wielding robbers get a nasty surprise when they try to hold up a grocery store: ‘It was extremely satisfying’
- Peter Kordos installed Smoke Shield technology last year
- The robbers were shocked when the smoke exploded in their faces.
- The alarm went off and the strobe lights came on, so the robbers went on the run
This is the extraordinary moment a store owner turned the tables on would-be robbers with a smoke bomb after they tried to rob him.
Peter Kordos, owner of Kinglake Foodworks, in Kinglake, Victoria, installed the Smoke Shield technology last year after his shop was robbed earlier.
And a year later, it looks like the $7,000 investment paid off, as the thieves were shocked when smoke blew up in their faces this week.
This is the extraordinary moment a store owner turned the tables on would-be robbers by alarming them with a smoke bomb after they tried to rob him.
The group, who were wearing ski masks and gloves, had only been in the empty store a few seconds when they tried to pull out cigarettes.
But after reaching the goods, the store was filled with a thick cascade of smoke.
An alarm went off and strobe lights came on which saw the thieves run off in fright.
‘[They] They get their hopes up, they can walk in and once they’re in they can’t see or hear each other,” said store owner Peter Kordos. channel nine.
The group, who were wearing ski masks and gloves, had only been in the empty store for a few seconds when they tried to take cigarettes.
Peter Kordos, owner of Kinglake Foodworks, in Kinglake, Victoria, installed the Smoke Shield technology last year after his store was robbed.
“Hopefully they will tell their friends that he is not an easy target.”
The dealer added that he felt “fantastic” for catching them in the act.
“Thank God we had it,” he said.
“It was extremely satisfying.”
The men have not been captured.