Brazen robber smashes into a club with sledgehammer

  • Two thieves have been caught on camera breaking into a club in north Manly
  • The men used a sledgehammer to smash the door of North Manly Bowls Club
  • They searched the club for money before making a quit exit from the building
  • They only took a bag of bowls and a few coins, leaving the weapon behind 

Thieves have been caught on camera making a dramatic smashing entrance into a bowling club in an attempt to rob it – but only came away with a bag of bowls and a few coins.

The two thieves broke into the North Manly Bowls Club north of Sydney using a sledgehammer on Monday morning, according to Nine News.

One of the men used a sledgehammer to smash through the door of the club before him and his acquaintance – wearing thongs – entered the premises.

 

One of the men used a sledgehammer to smash through the door of the club before him and his acquaintance – wearing thongs – entered the premises

The thieves smashed a wooden door inside the club with the sledgehammer, causing significant damage

The thieves smashed a wooden door inside the club with the sledgehammer, causing significant damage

One of the thieves then began searching the club for money, shaking slot machines in an attempt to acquire some cash.

Club manager Paul Campbell said the incident was ‘pretty frightening’.

‘I’m really glad no-one was here, and no-one was hurt,’ he said.

The thieves smashed a wooden door inside the club with the sledgehammer, causing significant damage.

They tried to steal a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, but as they hurried out of the club they left the bottle and the sledgehammer behind.

Club manager Paul Campbell said the incident was 'pretty frightening'

Club manager Paul Campbell said the incident was ‘pretty frightening’

Their brazen entrance triggered an alarm, and police used sniffer dogs to track the two men to a street in North Manly about 1km from the club.

New South Wales Police are asking anyone with information on the crime to come forward.

‘We’re hoping that we can identify these offenders either through CCTV footage or the forensic evidence we’ll gather,’ Inspector Jill Walters said.

The two thieves broke into the North Manly Bowls Club north of Sydney

The two thieves broke into the North Manly Bowls Club north of Sydney

 

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