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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Police have arrested six people following an aggravated robbery in Bunnythorpe, near Palmerston North on Monday afternoon, September 17.
The incident happened at around 3.30 p.m. when a group of men entered Bunnythorpe Dairy armed with bats and threatened the shop attendant.
“They came inside the store armed with bats and iron bars and demanded money and tobacco. They also smashed a TV on the cash counter and one TV that shows the live footage of the CCTV in the store. While running out, they also hit and break the front CCTV camera,” owner of the store for 14 years, Manoj told The Indian Weekender.
The group fled the dairy in a stolen vehicle, a white Mazda Atenza station wagon, registration number EZL477.
This vehicle was later found abandoned by Police near-by.
A short time later Police stopped a second vehicle of interest on College Street, Palmerston North. Those inside were detained by Police and subsequently charged in relation to the robbery.
Six men aged as young as 14, and others 15, 16, 17, 20 and 29 were jointly charged with aggravated robbery and appeared in Palmerston North Youth Court on Tuesday.
Police has appealed anyone who witnessed the robbery and also sought information on any sightings of the white Mazda Atenza station wagon registration number EZL477 in the 24-hours prior to the robbery.
Information in regards to the robbery and vehicle sightings can be reported to Palmerston North CIB on 06 351 3880 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Police have arrested six people following an aggravated robbery in Bunnythorpe, near Palmerston North on Monday afternoon, September 17.
The incident happened at around 3.30 p.m. when a group of men entered Bunnythorpe Dairy armed with bats and threatened the shop attendant.
“They came inside the...
Police have arrested six people following an aggravated robbery in Bunnythorpe, near Palmerston North on Monday afternoon, September 17.
The incident happened at around 3.30 p.m. when a group of men entered Bunnythorpe Dairy armed with bats and threatened the shop attendant.
“They came inside the store armed with bats and iron bars and demanded money and tobacco. They also smashed a TV on the cash counter and one TV that shows the live footage of the CCTV in the store. While running out, they also hit and break the front CCTV camera,” owner of the store for 14 years, Manoj told The Indian Weekender.
The group fled the dairy in a stolen vehicle, a white Mazda Atenza station wagon, registration number EZL477.
This vehicle was later found abandoned by Police near-by.
A short time later Police stopped a second vehicle of interest on College Street, Palmerston North. Those inside were detained by Police and subsequently charged in relation to the robbery.
Six men aged as young as 14, and others 15, 16, 17, 20 and 29 were jointly charged with aggravated robbery and appeared in Palmerston North Youth Court on Tuesday.
Police has appealed anyone who witnessed the robbery and also sought information on any sightings of the white Mazda Atenza station wagon registration number EZL477 in the 24-hours prior to the robbery.
Information in regards to the robbery and vehicle sightings can be reported to Palmerston North CIB on 06 351 3880 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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