The dramatic moment a thief ram-raided a Morrisons by ploughing a truck into the shopfront has been caught on CCTV.

The perpetrator reversed a vehicle into the store in Hiltingbury Road around midnight on Friday, with cigarettes stolen.

The video shows glass shattering as the vehicle smashes into the front of the store.

Hooded figures are then seen running in and out of the shop in Chandler’s Ford, before driving off.

 

Subash Gurung, manager of the Chandler's Ford Morrisons Daily, spoke of his anger following the incident.

He said: “We work so hard here. We don't steal. But they steal and they get away with everything.

“I feel sorry for my wife and I.”

It is one of three stores in the Southampton area targeted in the same night.

Morrisons Daily on Nightingale Avenue, Eastleigh was hit with entry being gained, though nothing was taken.

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Co-op in Nursling Street, Nursling was then targeted at 12.30am but no one gained entry and nothing was taken.

All three incidents are being treated as linked.

Police officers confirmed a 15-year-old boy from Southampton was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary and causing criminal damage.

He remains in custody at this time.

Detective Inspector Timothy Sivarajah said: “We fully appreciate that the incidents overnight in the Nursling and Eastleigh areas will have caused concern for business owners and residents alike but rest assured that we have committed significant resources to ensure that each incident is thoroughly investigated.

“We continue to work at pace to investigate reasonable lines of enquiry as part of our investigations and ensure that we bring those responsible for committing such offences to justice.”