Last month, thieves ram-raided the Spark Ponsonby store with a car and stole a number of mobile devices. This robbery follows a previous ram-raid on the same store a few months ago.
Grant McBeath, General Manager of Sales for Spark Home, Mobile and Business says, “We’re really disappointed by this attack. The individuals responsible have caused damage to the property and taken
a significant quantity of stock.
“It’s also a really pointless theft, as all the devices have now been blacklisted, they might as well have stolen some paperweights, as that’s all they’re good for now. To be honest, they won’t even make good paperweights as our devices are so light these days.
“It seems such a shame to put yourself at risk, driving at high speed through glass windows for such a pointless exercise.
“We’d advise people to be careful when buying a secondhand phone. You can always check whether a phone has been blacklisted following a theft by checking its unique IMEI number on the Telecommunications Forum’s website. If you do find a stolen phone, please hand it to the police.”
Spark is reviewing the CCTV footage from cameras within the store and is co-operating with the police in their investigation. The store was cleaned up and re-opened for business. There is a process under way to secure the store further.