Police arrest four teens, aged 14, 15, 16, 17 and two adults after violent Palmerston North dairy heist

September 18, 2018
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Palmerston North Police have arrested four teens and two adults accused of participating in a violent aggravated robbery of a Bunnythorpe dairy yesterday afternoon.

The group entered the business around 3.30pm armed with baseball bats, threatening the shop attendant, authorities said.

Those charged yesterday included a 14-year-old, a 15-year-old, a 16-year-old, a 17-year old and adults aged 20 and 29.

The group had fled the dairy in a stolen vehicle, which was later found abandoned, said Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Sheridan.

But police stopped a second vehicle a short time later and detained those inside it, police said.

Authorities are still looking for witnesses to the robbery, or anyone who might have noticed a white Mazda Atenza station wagon around the time of the incident.

Those with information are asked to call police at 06 351 3880 or leave an anonymous Crimestoppers tip by calling 0800 555 111.

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