London Opticians Terrorized

"Cypran Asota, who has run the Boots opticians for 25 years, watched as his shop was ransacked last night," reports the LondonEveningStandard. "He said police stood by yards away, adding: 'White boys ripped off the shutters, then a group of around eight or nine children went in and stole the day's takings. I ran back over the road to plead with them, this is my livelihood and I have to protect it, but they kept coming back in. They must have got away with £15,000 worth of frames. My insurance doesn't cover acts of terrorism.'" Read more.

"Panoptica Opticians, in Muswell Hill Broadway, was broken into at about 1.30am on Monday with thieves making off with thousands of pounds of designer frames. It is thought the attack will set bosses back £9,000 in damage and stolen goods," says London24. Read more.