<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A brazen thief smashed his way into a family-run jet-ski business on the </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/gold-coast" rel="" target="" title="Gold Coast"><span>Gold Coast</span></a><span> overnight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The incident, captured on security footage, shows the suspect, wearing a hoodie and gloves, forcing his way through the glass door with a crowbar.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He came prepared," said Jet Ski World owner Scott Jacquet.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/super-funds-hit-in-apparent-cyber-attack/bb29f397-c409-4ff7-8a3a-f9603e06e4ce"><strong><span>Australian super funds targeted by criminals in new cyberattack</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Undeterred by the blaring alarms, the offender spent nearly 10 minutes rummaging through the store, searching for valuables, but left empty handed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>CCTV footage shows him doubling back to retrieve his crowbar before making a swift getaway.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I think once the alarm went off and he couldn't find anything of value, he was out of here," Jacquet said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/gold-coast-crime-jetski-shop-break-in-queensland-news/38734421-744f-4b88-8a3e-2b8d75c9c6fa" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police arrived on the scene a short time later but the offender remains on the run.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Luckily, as far as we can see, nothing's been stolen, just damage to the glass door," Jacquet said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The family-run business is now left to pick up the pieces.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's very frustrating and disappointing," Jacquet said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We work so hard to make a dollar, and then you've got people like this."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are investigating and are urging anyone with information to come forward.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>