A police dog was quickly on the scent following an aggravated burglary in M¨¡ngere during the early hours of this morning.
At about 2.55am, Police received a report of four people inside a Ford Courier Ute, which has driven into the roller door of a supermarket on Westney Road.
Counties Manukau West Area Commander, Inspector Ross Ellwood, says the group has entered the store and taken a number of products, including cash, before unsuccessfully trying to access the cigarette cabinet.
¡°The group has then fled in a stolen Toyota Mark X, which was quickly located by officers parked on Naylors Drive.
¡°Delta has tracked to a house of the street, where four youths were taken into custody without incident.¡±
Inspector Ellwood says Police will continue to respond to reports of businesses being targeted.
¡°We know this sort of offending can be incredibly invasive for our community.
¡°We take this type of offending very seriously, and I hope our quick response reassures the community that we have absolutely no tolerance for incidents like these.¡±
Four teenagers, and 14 and 15, will appear in Manukau Youth Court today charged with unlawfully taking a motor vehicle and burglary.
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Holly McKay/51½ÖÉä