Waikato Police have arrested two youths following a burglary in Hamilton in the early hours of this morning.
At around 4.20am a commercial premises on Killarney Road was broken into and vape products were stolen.
A vehicle used to gain entry to the premises was abandoned at the scene and the offenders fled.
This morning, Police executed a search warrant at a residential address in Hamilton East, following which the two youths were arrested and some of the stolen items were recovered.
The two youths, aged 15-years-old and 17-years-old, are scheduled to appear in Hamilton Youth Court on Monday morning, charged with burglary offences relating to this morning¡¯s burglary and other recent ram raid offences, in Hilcrest and Glenview on 23 May.
¡°Quick work from our staff has resulted in the offenders being held accountable and stolen property being recovered,¡± says Detective Senior Sergeant Terri Wilson.
¡°We hope this gives our community reassurance that we take this offending extremely seriously and will respond, investigate and bring offenders before the courts.¡±
If you see any suspicious activity then Police urge you to contact 111 if it happening now, or 105 if it is after the fact.
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Issued by Police Media Centre