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A shop owner has warned would-be thieves they will be caught after two men were arrested following a break-in at her designer store.
A 43-year-old man from north London and a 26-year-old man from west London have both been bailed after being arrested on suspicion of burglary.
The pair were arrested near Junction 29 of the M25 in Essex – 60 miles away from Tenterden following the incident in the Bond Street to Your Street store in the early hours of Monday.
Owner Emma Pinfold says the suspects would have left disappointed after she increased security measures following another burglary in the shop's sister store in Rye.
"This is the second time in a fortnight that one of the stores has been targeted," she said.
"In the early hours of the seventh, they broke into the Rye store and made off with about £40,000 worth of stock.
"It's not clear if the two incidents are connected, but either way the people who broke into the Tenterden store this week would have been disappointed because we've put much bigger security measures in place, everything is locked away now.
"I believe they only made it off with one thing that they could carry and of course police have caught somebody".
Bond Street to Your Street sells pre-owned high-end designer clothes, bags, shoes and accessories.
Mrs Pinfold, who lives near Cranbrook and also has a store there, opened her Tenterden shop in November 2019.
Unfortunately, this is also not the first time the high street shop has been targeted.
"It was just after the end of lockdown in 2020, a woman literally ran into the shop, grabbed a bag and ran, but she has also been prosecuted," she said.
"I think the message I want to put out is that this will not be tolerated, and if anyone does try and break into one of my stores, or anyone else's, they will be caught and punished."
Police are continuing to appeal for information regarding the break-in on Monday, which happened at about 12.05am.
A police spokesman said: "Anyone who witnessed the burglary, or who has CCTV or dashcam footage which may assist officers, is urged to call police on 01843 222289, quoting reference 46/111678/21.
"You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or by using their anonymous online form."
