Just a Little Morning Crime Spree in CHCH
November 28, 2022
The man allegedly entered the service station, threatened staff with violence, and stole vaping products, ice creams and drinks.
Officers were then called to Moorhouse Ave Countdown at 7.20am after an aggravated robbery. The same armed man allegedly entered a staff-only area and stole cigarettes.
No one was injured and the supermarket is open.
“Fortunately nobody was injured in either of these incidents, although staff were understandably shaken,” the police spokesperson said.
A third incident involving the same offender occurred on Colombo St at 11.05am where the man allegedly entered a dairy and stole tobacco products.
The man was arrested by police on Stanley St a short time later.