The owners of an off-licence store in Penarth, N&S Stores, are ‘shocked’ after three incidents of theft and anti-social behaviour by teenagers. 

A post on social media by the owners about the incidents has now been taken down to protect the anonymity of the teens. 

The first incidents took place on Monday 19, Thursday 22, and Friday 23 of August between 7pm and 8pm.  

The store owners said: “On Monday we did try to stop them, but they took a bottle of Sourz on their way out.  

“On the Thursday they took two bottles, and, on the Friday, they took three bottles of Sourz."

The shop owners found a bottle of Sourz nearby that appeared to have been smashed on the ground. 

“On one of the occasions one of them picked up a tub of chewing gum and threw them at us. 

“They will think it is a joke until someone takes it seriously – regardless of their age they know what they are doing. 

“The police have been informed. We are getting a lot of feedback, and we will not let go of this matter and hopefully this will be a deterrent,” the owners added. 

A spokesperson for South Wales Police said: “South Wales Police were called just before 7.30pm on Thursday August 22 with a report of theft from a store on Plassey Street, Penarth. Inquiries are ongoing to identify those responsible.” 

The convenience store has been on Plassey Street for 20 years and the owners were shocked by these incidents. 

“This town is amazing, and we have been here for 20 years. The people that usually come into our shop are polite. This is the first time we have had this type of situation.  

“Kids are bored as they have got nothing going on for them to do during the summer holidays,” said the owners. 

The shop received lots of online support from other businesses and members of the community following the incidents. 

“The support we have had from other businesses since the incidents has been really nice to see."

On Monday August 26, one of the teenagers involved came with a parent and apologized, the teenager was remorseful.  

“I hope that these kids have learned from their mistake. I do feel like this does need to be taken more seriously. It should not have to resort to us putting something up on social media,” added the shop owner.