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Wales Online
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Katie-Ann Gupwell

Cardiff's Vivienne Westwood store smashed up for third time

Shocking images have emerged of the front of the Vivienne Westwood store in Cardiff completely smashed up.

The pictures, taken on Friday morning, reveal that the front window of the shop, on The Hayes, has been completely destroyed.

The shop was also targeted by raiders twice back last summer .

In the past bricks have been thrown at the shop's window and thousands of pounds worth of bags were stolen.

The smashed window (WalesOnline/Rob Browne)
This is what the shop looked like on Friday morning (WalesOnline/Rob Browne)

South Wales Police said CCTV operators alerted officers to someone smashing the shop window at around 5am and a man was arrested in Despenser Street, Riverside.

They said a number of designer items have been found.

A 42-year-old man from Riverside has been arrested on suspicion of commercial burglary and remains in custody.

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