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Arrest in Waihou aggravated robbery
Arrest in Waihou aggravated robbery
Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in relation to the aggravated robbery of a dairy in Waihou, Waikato last night.
The arrested man entered the dairy at around 6.40pm with
two other offenders.
The three threatened the shop
owner with weapons, and took cigarettes and a phone.
The three then fled the scene in a car, driven by a
fourth offender.
Police located the car a short time
later on State Highway 27 near Matamata.
The car did not stop for Police and road spikes were deployed near Waharoa.
The offenders then fled on foot through
farmland.
A dog unit tracked one of the offenders to a
nearby house and he will appear in court today.
Enquiries are ongoing to locate the other three
offenders.
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