Glum - director Graham Rawlinson with some of the smashed fruit machines
MORE than £35,000 damage was caused at an amusement arcade after a thief broke in and smashed open slot machines and stole cash.
The crook forced open the shutters of the Fantasia Amusement Park, in Eastern Esplanade, Southend, just after 4am on Saturday.
After climbing through the shutter and opening a side window to get into the arcade, the thief spent about 15 minutes trashing four slot machines in the over-18's area, using an unknown weapon.
After triggering the alarm, the burglar escaped with £3,400 worth of loose change and damaged the machines, worth £7,000 each, beyond repair.
Graham Rawlinson, director of GJR Leisure limited, which owns the arcade, said: "In 30 years of working the seafront I've never had any problems, let alone a break-in."
Posted by: bobby, southend on 9:20pm Tue 15 Apr 08
he couldnt have been a one armed bandit as you need two hands to carry away the 3400 coins, equivulent to the weight of a baby elephant, AMAZINGLY ALL IN 15 MINUTES, MAYBE HE SHOULD JOIN THE CIRCUS
he couldnt have been a one armed bandit as you need two hands to carry away the 3400 coins, equivulent to the weight of a baby elephant, AMAZINGLY ALL IN 15 MINUTES, MAYBE HE SHOULD JOIN THE CIRCUS
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