The Super Plus Food Store in Spaldings, Clarendon, was robbed by thugs between Sunday and Monday morning.

The Spaldings police reported that the break-in was discovered by employees when they turned up for business on Monday.

Detective Corporal Martin Morgan told THE STAR that workers who turned up for duties discovered that the Wayne Chen owned supermarket was broken into by vandals who removed a window to the rear of the building.

"They entered and stole $60,000 in cash and ransacked the supermarket," reported Corporal Morgan.

He also disclosed that the lock on a National Commercial Bank ABM machine which is located close to the main entrance of the supermarket was broken off by the vandals as well, but that the vandals were unsuccessful in their bid to remove cash from the machine.

In the meantime, Detective Corporal Morgan told THE STAR that since the start of the year, five other business places in that fast-developing town have fallen prey to robbers.

As a result, Martin said the police have held meetings with the business community, as efforts are being made to put measures in place to deal with the crime.