Ram raiders carried out a night-time attack on a shop in the centre of Burnham-On-Sea during the early hours of Thursday morning (October 23rd).
Perfume and other items were stolen from Superdrug in the High Street when its front window was smashed at 1.20am.
The shop’s alarms sounded, waking up nearby residents and police were quickly on the scene a few minutes later.
Burnham-On-Sea.com understands that a stolen car was used in the attack and it was later found near Bristol.
Investigations were underway into the incident on Thursday, with police examining CCTV footage and speaking to local residents.
Police spokesman Dan Mountain told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “We were called to a burglary at 1.40am after the front windows of the shop were smashed. A quantity of perfume was stolen.”
“Police performed a number of searches and our enquiries are ongoing.”
