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Extortion and arson attack at Wangaratta tobacconist
Australian Community Media
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1/21/2025
Police release video from July 4, 2023, of an alleged extortion attempt at a Wangaratta tobacconist. The store was then allegedly hit in an arson attack on July 27, 2023.
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00:00
Hello? Oh, hello.
00:03
Is this the one we're looking at this for?
00:05
Oh, listen love, I'm going to tell you something right now.
00:08
Are you a worker or the owner?
00:11
Alright, you're the worker?
00:12
Listen, you've got to close down right now.
00:14
We're Arky's, we're down from Melbourne, we're coming out to take over this shop.
00:17
You've got 24 hours, if you're not out of here by this shop, this shop is going to get burnt down.
00:21
It's only right now, so you've got to give me the keys and close down the shop right now.
00:26
Yeah?
00:30
So boss, I don't care, I need them right now.
00:32
I'll do the shop in 24 hours, if you don't give me the keys right now, in 24 hours I'll be back.
00:37
And if this shop is still open, I'm going to come down and burn this whole place.
00:40
You sure about that?
00:42
Yeah?
00:43
So you don't want to give me the keys?
00:45
You're going to be starving like that?
00:49
I'm a worker here, it has nothing to do with you, alright?
00:52
So let's just make it easy, give me the keys, walk out, close down, you go home, everyone's happy.
01:00
Alright, close down right now.
01:03
Yeah, nah, close down, we'll walk out together.
01:05
I'm not here to give you...
01:09
I'm not here to give you a hard time.
01:11
Look, your bosses, people are f***ing around with more f***ing people, you know?
01:15
Big time, and these people are all, you know, they're f***ing around with their big timers.
01:20
Alright?
01:21
Now the problem is, I don't want to, I don't want you to get involved.
01:23
So just give me the keys right now, let's walk out, close down the shop.
01:27
Yeah, come on, let's go.
01:30
I'll watch you, I know how this goes.
01:32
Just come out with me, I know, I'm not giving you a hard time.
01:39
Alright, close down right now.
01:42
Come out.
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