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Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
Three men attacked a petrol station in South Auckland at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 14 December and took cash and cigarettes from the counter, the Counties Manukau Police reported.
The trio, armed with bricks and a crowbar, were clad in hooded jackets and had covered their face with a balaclava. They approached the window of the petrol station and smashed it with bricks to gain entry.
The sole attendant at the counter activated the store's fog machine and sought safety in a nearby room. The alleged entered the store and grabbed cash and cigarettes before evading in their Mitsubishi car.
The panic button pressed by the attendant alarmed the owner Bal Singh and the police, who rushed to the scene of the crime in a few minutes. The attendant on duty during the burglary is shaken but safe.
Following enquiries, the police have determined that the vehicle was stolen earlier in the evening from Clover Park in Flatbush.
The police have appealed to the public for any information that may lead to the identities of the offenders captured in the CCTV footage. Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Counties Manukau Major Crime Team hotline on 0508 422 443.
Armed burglaries and shoplifting have become rampant in South Auckland. A dairy owner was robbed with a knife pointed on his neck on the morning of December 11. The offender is still at large.
Another armed robbery was reported at BP petrol station on London Street in Whanganui on Tuesday morning. Four men armed with knives entered the station at 3:30 a.m. robbing cash and cigarettes. The hunt for the offenders is still on.
Three men attacked a petrol station in South Auckland at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 14 December and took cash and cigarettes from the counter, the Counties Manukau Police reported.
The trio, armed with bricks and a crowbar, were clad in hooded jackets and had covered their face with a balaclava. They...
Three men attacked a petrol station in South Auckland at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 14 December and took cash and cigarettes from the counter, the Counties Manukau Police reported.
The trio, armed with bricks and a crowbar, were clad in hooded jackets and had covered their face with a balaclava. They approached the window of the petrol station and smashed it with bricks to gain entry.
The sole attendant at the counter activated the store's fog machine and sought safety in a nearby room. The alleged entered the store and grabbed cash and cigarettes before evading in their Mitsubishi car.
The panic button pressed by the attendant alarmed the owner Bal Singh and the police, who rushed to the scene of the crime in a few minutes. The attendant on duty during the burglary is shaken but safe.
Following enquiries, the police have determined that the vehicle was stolen earlier in the evening from Clover Park in Flatbush.
The police have appealed to the public for any information that may lead to the identities of the offenders captured in the CCTV footage. Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Counties Manukau Major Crime Team hotline on 0508 422 443.
Armed burglaries and shoplifting have become rampant in South Auckland. A dairy owner was robbed with a knife pointed on his neck on the morning of December 11. The offender is still at large.
Another armed robbery was reported at BP petrol station on London Street in Whanganui on Tuesday morning. Four men armed with knives entered the station at 3:30 a.m. robbing cash and cigarettes. The hunt for the offenders is still on.
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