A SHOP owner is considering selling his shop and retiring after being targeted by burglars three times in 10 days.
Joe Gajic, 55, the owner of ‘Special Occasions' card and gift shop which sells jewellery on Penny’s Walk, has had losses of thousands of pounds.
The burglars’ first attempt was unsuccessful, but three days later they returned and stole jewellery valued between £1,500 and £2,000.
Mr Gajic experienced a second break in last Thursday in which the burglars managed to break into a locked stock cabinet and make off with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of stock.
He said: “The nature of the area is not considered in any way. There is no CCTV. Our theory is the main high street has CCTV now. Burglars are looking for secondary places with no CCTV and less local residents to see them break in. Superdrug next door was burgled three times before Christmas."
Mr. Gajic added: "I wonder if it’s worth continuing in this game. We’re all struggling to pay rent and can’t afford things like this to happen. Insurance excess is very expensive. I’ve made three claims as a result of these burglars and that’s a £250 increase each time."
The crime prevention people have been in touch and recommend iron bars in the front of the shop. Mr. Gajic wants to get something that doesn’t make it look like he is locking up the prison at night.
Section Commander for East Dorset Inspector Mike Darkin said that officers will be taking action to catch the thieves and prevent further burglaries in the area.
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