ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Three men, clad in hoodie jackets and balaclava and two of them carrying a firearm, robbed a dairy store in New Lynn on Monday, July 3.
The owner of Rimu Superette and his wife were present at the store when the incident happened. The owner was stationed at the back of the store and escaped through the backdoor seeing the offenders with guns pointed at him. His wife was near the counter and managed to slip from the till and followed her husband through the back gate.
The robbers then quickly climbed over the cash counter taking a bag full of cigarettes from the cupboard estimated to be worth about $5000. The trio used another weapon to open the cash till but were successful.
“My wife and I escaped through the back door and raised the alarm outside the neighbouring stores, and they called the police immediately,” the owner of the dairy store told The Indian Weekender.
“The police were quick to turn up at the scene and also launched a chopper to hunt down the offenders who used a stolen car for the heist,” he added.
The forensics team collected fingerprints from the store and the car was later found abandoned on a nearby street. The police confirmed that the car used was stolen.
“I saw the offenders in the CCTV footage, and it has been submitted to the police. The offenders banged the counter and the till to open but were unable to, so they escaped with only a bag of cigarettes and no cash. They broke the counter though,” the owner said.
Fortunately, the store owners were not injured, and Police is doing their investigation.
“These offenders must be held to account and police is appealing to the public to come forward if they have any information that can assist with our enquiries,” Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Kelly Farrant said.
The police has appealed that if anyone has any information that can help lead them to the offenders to contact Detective Senior Sergeant Kelly Farrant at Waitakere Police on 09 839 0600 or the Waitemata Crime on 09 837 9511. Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
The police will also be offering a reward for any information provided through CrimeStoppers as part of their recent stolen goods campaign that leads to a successful prosecution of offenders committing aggravated robberies.
Three men, clad in hoodie jackets and balaclava and two of them carrying a firearm, robbed a dairy store in New Lynn on Monday, July 3.
The owner of Rimu Superette and his wife were present at the store when the incident happened. The owner was stationed at the back of the store and escaped through...
Three men, clad in hoodie jackets and balaclava and two of them carrying a firearm, robbed a dairy store in New Lynn on Monday, July 3.
The owner of Rimu Superette and his wife were present at the store when the incident happened. The owner was stationed at the back of the store and escaped through the backdoor seeing the offenders with guns pointed at him. His wife was near the counter and managed to slip from the till and followed her husband through the back gate.
The robbers then quickly climbed over the cash counter taking a bag full of cigarettes from the cupboard estimated to be worth about $5000. The trio used another weapon to open the cash till but were successful.
“My wife and I escaped through the back door and raised the alarm outside the neighbouring stores, and they called the police immediately,” the owner of the dairy store told The Indian Weekender.
“The police were quick to turn up at the scene and also launched a chopper to hunt down the offenders who used a stolen car for the heist,” he added.
The forensics team collected fingerprints from the store and the car was later found abandoned on a nearby street. The police confirmed that the car used was stolen.
“I saw the offenders in the CCTV footage, and it has been submitted to the police. The offenders banged the counter and the till to open but were unable to, so they escaped with only a bag of cigarettes and no cash. They broke the counter though,” the owner said.
Fortunately, the store owners were not injured, and Police is doing their investigation.
“These offenders must be held to account and police is appealing to the public to come forward if they have any information that can assist with our enquiries,” Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Kelly Farrant said.
The police has appealed that if anyone has any information that can help lead them to the offenders to contact Detective Senior Sergeant Kelly Farrant at Waitakere Police on 09 839 0600 or the Waitemata Crime on 09 837 9511. Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
The police will also be offering a reward for any information provided through CrimeStoppers as part of their recent stolen goods campaign that leads to a successful prosecution of offenders committing aggravated robberies.
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