Thieves smash through brick wall to steal from Detroit store

Liquor, cigarettes, lottery tickets stolen from A&W Food Center on Mack Avenue

DETROIT – For the second time in two months, thieves have smashed through the brick wall of Detroit store to steal liquor, cigarettes and lottery tickets.

A & W Food Center owner Al Watha said three men used a sledgehammer to break in to the store on Mack Avenue just before 5 a.m. Wednesday.

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Watha estimates the thieves stole between $8,000 and $15,000 of goods.

Despite the recent crimes, Watha said he stays in business because he believes in serving the neighborhood.

"We've been at this store since 1968. My brother and I started running it in 1978. We've been here for 40 years," Watha said.

The store does have surveillance cameras.