Police are investigating a home invasion in Tinopai on
Saturday evening.
About 5.30pm five offenders wearing
balaclavas entered a house on Tinopai Road, which was
occupied by three adults and two teenage boys.
One of the
offenders had a firearm and the others were carrying other
weapons.
The offenders assaulted the occupants and one of
the occupants managed to escape and ran to a neighbour for
help.
The offenders then left the house and drove off in a
car, possibly a blue Toyota Corolla. The vehicle headed
north on Tinopai Road.
The occupants were taken to
Whangärei Hospital with minor and moderate
injuries.
Police are now talking to them and are carrying
out inquiries at the scene.
Dargaville Police would like
to hear from anyone who may have witnessed suspicious
activity in the area at the time of the incident or who may
have seen a blue vehicle on Tinopai Road.
Anyone with
information can contact Dargaville Police on 09 430 3400 or
if they wish to remain anonymous can call the Crimestoppers
organisation on 0800 555
111.
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