Shops in an affluent Cardiff neighbourhood have suffered a string of break-in attempts. The latest Pontcanna burglary saw a concrete slab used to smash a Co-operative store's windowfront before lottery scratchcards were stolen.
Two independent traders in Pontcanna told WalesOnline they have also recently been targeted. And cash was stolen from two businesses in neighbouring areas on the same night the Pontcanna Street Co-op was hit.
A South Wales Police spokesman said "thieves forced entry" to the Co-op at around 1.30am on Tuesday and took scratchcards. Around £100 was stolen that night from the till of a restaurant in Clare Road, Grangetown, and £20 from a shop in Tudor Lane, Riverside.
