Arrest in relation to 2013 Whangarei aggravated robbery
Northland District
Headquarters
88 Cameron Street,
Whangärei
Monday March 10,
2014
Police have arrested a second offender
in relation to the aggravated robbery of the Scarlet Lounge
in Whangärei last year.
On the night of Tuesday July 9 two men walked into the Scarlet Lounge on Clyde Street and allegedly presented a knife at two women on the premises and demanded some money. They left with some cash and other items.
The 36-year-old man appeared in the Whangärei District Court on March 4 on a charge of aggravated robbery and was remanded in custody to appear again on Monday March 24.
The 36-year-old man is jointly charged with a 23-year-old man, who was arrested late last year.