Three youths will be put before the Court today following an incident in the Whang¨¡rei District yesterday afternoon.
Police received a report of an aggravated robbery at a commercial address on Rauiri Drive, Marsden Cove, around 3.14pm.
Three youths wearing masks and carrying a golf club and a knife entered the premises and threatened staff before taking a quantity of cigarettes and alcohol.
The youths fled in a vehicle that had been stolen from Whang¨¡rei a short time earlier.
Within minutes the vehicle was sighted by a Police unit on State Highway 1 and was followed north to nearby Ruak¨¡k¨¡.
Whang¨¡rei Area Commander, Inspector Maria Nordstrom, says the vehicle was successfully spiked just south of Whang¨¡rei.
¡°Police units were able to box in the vehicle, stop it, and take the offenders into custody without further incident.?
¡°Our staff responded quickly and decisively. This was an excellent response by all available units and resulted in a swift apprehension.¡±
Three youths are due to appear in the Whang¨¡rei Youth Court today, Thursday 26 October, and will face a number of charges relating to aggravated robbery, vehicle theft and driving offences.
¡°Police have no tolerance for those causing harm in our communities and we will continue to utilise all measures available to hold offenders to account,¡± Inspector Nordstrom says.
ENDS.
Tony Wright/51½ÖÉä
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