Extortion and arson attack at Wangaratta tobacconist

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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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00:00Hello? Oh, hello.

00:03Is this the one we're looking at this for?

00:05Oh, listen love, I'm going to tell you something right now.

00:08Are you a worker or the owner?

00:11Alright, you're the worker?

00:12Listen, you've got to close down right now.

00:14We're Arky's, we're down from Melbourne, we're coming out to take over this shop.

00:17You've got 24 hours, if you're not out of here by this shop, this shop is going to get burnt down.

00:21It's only right now, so you've got to give me the keys and close down the shop right now.

00:26Yeah?

00:30So boss, I don't care, I need them right now.

00:32I'll do the shop in 24 hours, if you don't give me the keys right now, in 24 hours I'll be back.

00:37And if this shop is still open, I'm going to come down and burn this whole place.

00:40You sure about that?

00:42Yeah?

00:43So you don't want to give me the keys?

00:45You're going to be starving like that?

00:49I'm a worker here, it has nothing to do with you, alright?

00:52So let's just make it easy, give me the keys, walk out, close down, you go home, everyone's happy.

01:00Alright, close down right now.

01:03Yeah, nah, close down, we'll walk out together.

01:05I'm not here to give you...

01:09I'm not here to give you a hard time.

01:11Look, your bosses, people are f***ing around with more f***ing people, you know?

01:15Big time, and these people are all, you know, they're f***ing around with their big timers.

01:20Alright?

01:21Now the problem is, I don't want to, I don't want you to get involved.

01:23So just give me the keys right now, let's walk out, close down the shop.

01:27Yeah, come on, let's go.

01:30I'll watch you, I know how this goes.

01:32Just come out with me, I know, I'm not giving you a hard time.

01:39Alright, close down right now.

01:42Come out.

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