Oldbury shop damaged in burglary
Burglars smashed through the ceiling of a Black Country newsagents and made off with £1,500 in cash and thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes and spirits.
They got into an empty flat above Rood End News in Oldbury and then tore away floorboards before climbing down into the shop.
More than £1,000 damage has been caused, and owner Jass Sidhu has spent hours cleaning up the mess.
The 36-year-old, who has run the shop for 18 months, said he arrived at 6.30am yesterday and was shocked to find the ceiling had collapsed.
He said: "I wondered what had happened, and I couldn't understand why the ceiling was like that, but then I realised someone had broken in. The flat has been empty for about four weeks."
The burglars took £2,000 worth of cigarettes and spirits from the shop in Rood End Road. Two men were seen walking on roofs of nearby properties at 2am, Mr Sidhu said.
A man with his face covered was seen on CCTV rifling through the shelves and making off with tobacco and cigarettes.
