HUGE ROCK USED IN BREAK-IN

THIEVES caused thousands of dollars of damage when they heaved a huge rock through a pharmacy window early yesterday.

The rock -- which staff said would be too heavy to have been lifted by one person -- was used to smash the window of the Stuart Park Pharmacy on Westralia St.

It is believed the incident happened between 4-5am.

Damage to the store is estimated at $7000.

"It is quite a large rock,'' the pharmacist-in-charge Boon Wai Lim said.

"I don't think you can get that sort of rock from around here.

"It's bigger than a laundry basket.''

One staff member said: "It's like having Ayers Rock thrown through your window.''

Mr Lim said the thieves stole several packets of cold and flu tablets in the break-in.

"It is just stupid of someone to do this,'' he said. "And annoying.''

He said a similar incident happened about three months ago.

"They used a brick that time,'' he said.

If anyone has any information on the incident, they can call police on 131444.

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Pubdate: Fri, 10 Aug 2007
Source: Northern Territory News (Australia)
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