Thieves tried to steal cash from slot machines during an attempted burglary at a betting shop.
Ladbrokes in Arundel Road, Brighton, was broken into at about 4.40am yesterday.
Officers in a passing police car heard shop alarms, which had been set-off, and saw smashed glass where the door had been kicked-in.
A Sussex Police spokeswoman said: "Slot machines had been tampered with but all the cash was taken out over night so they escaped empty-handed."
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