A RAID on a Wodonga bike shop yesterday took just 30 seconds.
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But in that time, the clumsy, destructive burglars stole a trail bike and caused damage valued at about $20,000.
It was the fourth time Bike Edge, on Moorefield Park Drive, has been hit in a month and owner Glenn Fairweather is fuming.
“It makes me feel that there are people out there who think it is OK to take or damage things they don’t deserve and haven’t worked hard for,” he said.
The bandits smashed their way into Bike Edge about 4.20am by ramming a Ford ute into the building’s roller door, leaving a metre gap at its base.
They squeezed through the gap and stole a 2010 Yamaha 250cc trail bike.
Click play to watch CCTV footage of the theft (iPhone users go to video tab in menu)
Mr Fairweather said the specially made roller door had cost up to $7000 and damage to other bikes, fittings and tools would run to at least $10,000.
“Then there’s the cost, time and effort to get back to normal,” he said.
“We work hard to help people every day.
“And you’re left wondering when some lower level member of society will do it again.”
Sen-Constable Tristan Purss said security footage showed one offender with a T-shirt wrapped around his face and another wearing a novelty pig beanie.
“They climbed under the door and dragged out the bike and clumsily tried to throw it in the back of the ute,” Sen-Constable Purss said.
“But as clumsy as they were, they were in and out within 30 seconds.”
The bike was later found undamaged behind the Albury Swim Centre.
Sen-Constable Purss said police wanted help to catch them.
Video shows two Caucasian males in their late teens or early 20s, one with what appears to be a tattoo around his right bicep.
They were driving a blue Ford ute.
Anyone with information can phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Wodonga police on (02) 6049 2600.
There was also an attempted burglary in Wodonga early yesterday when thieves tried to enter KSP Offroad on Queen Street through a window. They failed and walked away.