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Arrest Following Alleged Puketapu Aggravated Robbery
A swift response from Police after an aggravated robbery in Puketapu yesterday saw the alleged offender located and taken into custody soon after.
Police were initially alerted to the incident at a retail premises in Puketapu just after 5.15pm.
The offender allegedly threatened the sole employee with a knife before leaving in a vehicle with a number of stolen items.
Police quickly located the vehicle which was abandoned in Flaxmere.
An officer chased the man on foot and took him into custody.
The 25-year-old man is due to appear in the Hastings District Court tomorrow charged with aggravated robbery.
As the matter is now before the court, no further information is available.
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