Police are looking for the individual(s) who caused thousands of dollars of damage to Future Shop Monday morning in a botched robbery attempt.

In the early hours of the morning, the suspect(s) smashed through the entrance of the store with a stolen pickup truck but were unable to gain entry due to the amount of debris left blocking the entrance.

It’s not clear at this time if one or more people are responsible for the crime.

The break and enter has its similarities to a smash and grab that happened earlier last month.

On March 5 a stolen pickup truck was used to plow through the front entrance of Micro Computers Plus, which is located on 117 Avenue near 105 Street.

At approximately 4:30 a.m. the culprit, or culprits invaded Micro Computers Plus and stole approximately $1,500 worth of PC tablets and caused thousands of dollars of structural damage.

Police found the abandoned vehicle not far from the business.

The Micro Computers Plus break and enter suspects were not apprehended and the investigation is still on-going.

"There’s obviously some similarities there, but I don’t think we can definitely say if they are related or not," said Cpl. Roy Kennedy with the RCMP.

"It’s something that obviously the police will look at. Fortunately in this circumstance, although they appeared to have caused significant damage to the (Future Shop) storefront, they didn’t actually get into the store."

"At least they weren’t further victimized by having products stolen."

RCMP have recovered a vehicle that may have been used in the crime.

It’s needless to say that the person(s) responsible for both crimes have the attention of the RCMP.

"We will be trying to catch these persons responsible because they’re causing a huge amount of damage. You never know who might be working in there, cleaning or whatever. When they’re becoming this brazen in a way, and this dangerous, it’s obviously something we want to focus on and try to apprehend them as soon as possible,” Kennedy said.

The exterior and interior of Future Shop is lined with surveillance cameras. RCMP will be reviewing the footage as part of the investigation.

"That’s something we will look at and it’s something that can aid in our investigation."

RCMP are asking anyone who was in the area when the break and enter occurred, or if you have any information about the incident, to call the Grande Prairie Detachment at 780-830-5700.

If you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Aaron.hinks@sunmedia.ca

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