COOPER CITY, Fla. – Surveillance video shows a duo’s early Friday morning attempt to break into a sports card store in Broward County failed.
The two persistent vandals struck the store’s impact-resistant windows with sledgehammers about 30 times — but the glass held up.
“Thank God we spent a lot of money on some good glass,” said Aaron Amarant, a co-owner of the store.
The owners of the AA Mint Cards, at 9630 Stirling Rd., in Cooper City, decided to share the surveillance video on Instagram.
“The police are investigating and they have a good feel for who attempted the break-in,” the AA Mint Cards user wrote adding, “It is sad to see attempts to destroy not only everything we have worked so hard to build but a place where the hobby can come together.”
Amarant said the burglars should go find a way to learn a new skill. The damage they caused was assessed at some $10,000. Workers boarded up the windows on Friday afternoon.
“It’s not a good goal to break into here,” Amarant said.
Deputies were asking anyone with information about the case to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
Watch the surveillance video