Police have rounded up three offenders after two burglaries at Browns Bay businesses this morning.
A burglary was reported at a currency exchange business on Clyde Road at around 3.18am.
Acting °Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ East Area Commander Tim Williams says three offenders had been seen smashing their way into the store.
¡°A Police dog handler deployed and other Police units flooded the area after the report,¡± acting Inspector Williams says.
¡°The dog handler tracked to a toy store nearby, which had also sustained damage.
¡°Around the same time a vehicle was seen leaving the area, and a unit attempted to stop it.¡±
The vehicle failed to stop.
¡°The Police Eagle helicopter deployed and tracked the vehicle as it entered the Waterview Tunnel, heading south, at high speeds.¡±
The vehicle continued south towards Manukau, with spikes successfully deployed on multiple occasions.
Acting Inspector Williams says the vehicle eventually came to a stop on Othello Drive.
¡°All three occupants ran on foot from the vehicle and were quickly arrested.¡±
Three men, aged 27, 28 and 31, will face charges over their early morning offending and will appear at the North Shore District Court.
¡°Police are continuing to respond to burglaries occurring and are holding those responsible to account.¡±
It¡¯s the second round of arrests for burglaries at North Shore businesses in just over 24 hours.
Acting Inspector Williams says two 15-year-old males were apprehended early on Sunday, after burglary at an Albany vape store on Dairy Flat Highway.
¡°I¡¯d like to acknowledge our frontline staff that quickly deployed after both these incidents were reported to us, enabling these arrests.¡±
ENDS.
Jarred Williamson/51½ÖÉä