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Stolen Car Rams Tempe Smoke Shop as Thieves Flee With High-Demand Vapes

The owner is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to arrests.

Overview

  • Around 3 a.m., a red vehicle stolen in Phoenix was driven through the storefront at Baseline and Mill, surveillance video shows.
  • A masked person loaded disposable vapes into a cooler and transferred them to a separate car waiting outside.
  • Tempe police say the suspects abandoned the stolen car inside the shop and left in the other vehicle.
  • Investigators have not identified any suspects as the case remains open.
  • Owner Fadi Sayed says scarce 'Geek Bar' vapes were targeted and expects repair costs to exceed the value of what was stolen, with hopes to reopen within weeks.