Break-in bid crooks knocked through wall to target Dumfries store

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.An electrical store in Dumfries was targeted by thieves in the early hours of Tuesday.The crooks used tools to knock through 18 inches of wall from the empty Treasure Cave shop next door to T N McKay’s premises.But they fled empty-handed when they triggered an alarm at the back of a display cabinet in the English Street business.Police are appealing for witnesses after two people were spotted on CCTV running away from the scene on nearby Shakespeare Street just after 2am.Callum McKay, who runs the business, said: “While it’s not great it could’ve been much worse.“They’ve used tools but they’ve got through to the back of a display cabinet which is quite.