DENVER — Two burglars smashed a U-Haul truck through the front window of the eBikes USA store in Cherry Creek early Thursday in an attempt to steal merchandise but left empty-handed, according to the store.
The incident happened about 4:40 a.m. April 22 at the store located at 201 North University Boulevard, the store manager said. The Denver Police Department (DPD) has a report of a burglary of a business with forced entry at that time and location.
The store's security cameras were able to capture the crime, which the store said caused several thousand dollars in damage.
After the truck smashed through the front window of the store, the security camera footage shows two individuals running into the store.
> Video below: Security footage of the break-in at the Cherry Creek bike shop, courtesy of eBikes USA.
In the footage, one of the individuals runs out of frame, and the manager said that person unsuccessfully tried to lift an 85-pound Sondors Rockstar e-bike off a platform.
The footage shows the other individual trying to clear a path through the store by moving pieces of the broken window. Then both of them exit the store without having taken any merchandise, get back into the U-Haul and drive away.
A security guard saw the two suspects, the manager said, and that was when it appears they left the store.
The bike store was closed on Thursday for cleanup and reopened on Friday.
Anyone with information about the burglary or the two suspects was asked to contact DPD.
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