Adelaide reseller ram-raided by criminals

An Adelaide technology reseller was ram-raided on Sunday morning, with dramatic CCTV pictures helping police later locate a car and people of interest.

South Australia Police announced that sometime after 3am on Sunday morning, a car smashed into the front of a computer store in the southern Adelaide suburb of Morphett Vale.

"Computers and other electronic items were stolen from inside," stated the police.

The reseller, revealed on social media as Compute Your World, announced through its Facebook account that three male suspects stole "a number of laptops and stock", causing an estimated $10,000 worth of damage, lost stock and missing cash.

Both new and secondhand Asus and MSI notebook computers were stolen, although the business assured the public that no customer devices, in store for servicing, had been taken.

Compute Your World immediately released security video pictures of the robbery, in the hope that the suspects could be identified. The dramatic footage was broadcast that evening on a television news bulletin.

"One suspect has a limp, larger build, around 5ft 10. We believe he is local. We are looking for an early model white Toyota station [wagon], possibly stolen," the store stated on Facebook.

Breakthrough

South Australia Police announced Monday that a car and persons of interest were found in nearby Huntfield Heights 9:30am that morning.

"Police attended a house in Winchley Way, where they located a car suspected of being used in the ram raid," the police said in a statement. "A search of the house uncovered what police believe are stolen tools not related to the ram raid."

A 56-year-old man was charged with theft and unlawful possession. He has been released on bail to appear at Christies Beach Magistrate Court on 15 July.

A second man, a 49-year-old, was charged with breach of bail. He has been refused bail and was scheduled to appear at Christies Beach Magistrate Court on the next day.

"People at the address are assisting police with their enquiries into the ram raid and the investigation is ongoing," stated the police.

Compute Your World released a statement Tuesday that said it continues to trade, but will possibly close Friday for repairs. The business will bolster security with two new bollards, new CCTV cameras, and a new "state of the art" security system that will detect "movement, sounds, doors, windows, heat, fire".

"So many customers came and paid us a visit today, thanks for stopping in to make sure we are ok and asking if there was anything they could do," the reseller said through social media. "This is only going to make us come back stronger and bigger than we were before."