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.
00:14Where are you? Are you down from Melbourne or coming here 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. No, 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.
00:36And if this shop is still open, I'm going to come down and burn this whole place.
00:40You sure about that?
00:41Yeah?
00:42So you don't want to give me the keys?
00:44You're going to be starving right now?
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. I'm not here to give you...
01:09I'm not here to give you a hard time. Look, your bosses, people are f***ing around with more f***ing people, you know?
01:15Big time. And these people, you know, they're f***ing around with their big timers, alright?
01:20Now the problem is, I don't want you to get involved. So just give me the keys right now. Let's walk out, close down the shop.
01:27Yeah, come on. Let's go, darl. Right.
01:30Yeah, I'll watch you. I know how this goes. Just come out with me and I'm not giving you a hard time.
01:39Alright, close down right now.
01:42Come out.