Gay Village adult store Clonezone attacked for FOURTH time in two months as CCTV captures thugs on red motorbike
CCTV footage has captured the shocking moment adult store Clonezone was attacked for a FOURTH time, with the masked offenders speeding away from the scene on a red motorbike.
Two thugs, who arrived outside the Sackville Street store on the distinctive bike shortly before 6pm on Monday (May 22) proceed to smash up the glass door with what appears to be a crowbar before quickly making off.
The windows at the shop front are still boarded up from three previous attacks that occurred in the space of just six weeks, also by two masked offenders on a red motorbike, that saw the premises attacked in similar circumstances.
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Sharing the footage of the latest incident with the Manchester Evening News moments after the attack took place on Monday, General Manager Richard Tropez said: "They need catching."
Richard was previously forced to install new CCTV cameras and even bring in security on the door at the shop but the attacks still continued, with one incident even recorded as an unmanned police car sat outside.
"Police have said that they know the routes the bike has taken in the past. The windows are still boarded up, but it’s the door glass they went through this time. They need catching. It’s clearly a recognisable bike," he said.
Greater Manchester Police told the M.E.N last month that catching the offenders was their 'top priority' and that the force would not 'tolerate these kinds of mindless acts of vandalism'.
On May 10, one man was arrested by police on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage and was then released with bail conditions.
The latest attack is now the fourth the shop has faced in just two months.