A man is appearing in court today after an aggravated robbery at a Hauraki bar on Saturday night.
Police were called to the North Shore bar on Lake Road after 7.30pm on 14 June.
Detective Senior Sergeant Megan Goldie, from °Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ Crime Squad, says a sole offender entered the bar.
¡°He was allegedly carrying a weapon, and threatened a staff member working at the time,¡± she says.
¡°The offender quickly made off with an amount of cash and took off in a stolen vehicle.¡±
Sometime later, a stolen vehicle was detected travelling into central Auckland.
Detective Senior Sergeant Goldie says the vehicle was seen in the Newton area.
¡°The car was located by Auckland City staff parked on Fenton Street, and they were waiting when the offender left a nearby venue to return to his vehicle,¡± she says.
¡°After initially being arrested over the stolen vehicle, Police located a large amount of cash on his person.
¡°The staff were aware of the earlier aggravated robbery and the man was spoken to further.¡±
He was transported back to the North Shore and was charged with aggravated robbery.
The 28-year-old man is due to appear in the North Shore District Court today.
¡°Police will be opposing this man¡¯s bail when he appears in court,¡± Detective Senior Sergeant Goldie says.
¡°It¡¯s a pleasing result and I acknowledge the teamwork between the staff working on Saturday night.
¡°While the staff member in the bar was uninjured, over the weekend we have ensured a referral to Victim Support has been made.¡±
ENDS.
Jarred Williamson/51½ÖÉä