Sydney CBD rocked by overnight raid after thieves ram stolen car into Fendi store stealing designer handbags worth over $5000
Officers were called to the Fendi store on the corner of Elizabeth and Market streets in the Sydney CBD at 3:45am on Wednesday morning after receiving numerous reports a grey SUV had crashed into a storefront.
Police allege that numerous handbags were stolen in the ram raid with the group then fleeing the scene in a white BMW wagon with NSW registration NCA59A and a grey Audi S3 with NSW registration DMR81V.
Imagery showed the front window pain of the shopfront smashed on the floor, with shards of glass littered across the arterial foot path.
The white SUV used to breach the store was left at the scene, with NSW Police confirming in a statement that the vehicle was stolen from Waterloo on Tuesday.
Police further revealed the two getaway vehicles used were stolen during a break-in at a home in Kingsford on Wednesday night.
Officers have since established a crime scene and have cordoned off a large chunk of the walkway with police tape.
The number of thieves involved in the break in remains unknown, with investigators still yet to determine how many designer handbags were pinched.
A number of detectives and specialised forensic officers were seen examining the scene on Wednesday morning.
The Daily Telegraph reported a large number of Fendi handbags were reported missing from the store, with some bags worth as much as $5740.
Officers have also seized several pieces of evidence from the grey Lexus SUV that was used to bulldoze through the store.
Authorities believe they will be able to trace the vandals if the stolen handbags are put up for sale on sites such as Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree due to a unique serial number and an easily distinguishable design.
Police are pleading for anyone who witnesses the two getaway vehicles to refrain from approaching and to immediately call triple zero.
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