Police have arrested eight youths following a ram raid at a service station in Hinuera this morning.
Police were alerted to the ram raid involving two vehicles at 6.45am.
A short time later an officer spotted the vehicles travelling on State Highway 27 towards Waharoa.
Road spikes were deployed near Tatuanui township and the two cars came to a stop without incident.
A significant amount of stolen property was recovered from the two vehicles.
Five males and three females ¨C aged between 14 and 16 ¨C will be appearing in Youth Court in the coming days.
¡°This was outstanding work by our staff,¡± says Inspector Mike Henwood, Eastern Waikato Area Commander.
¡°Not only were they able to apprehend a large group of offenders almost immediately following the burglary, they have also recovered stolen property which can now be returned to its rightful owners.¡±
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