CHCH Gun Shop Ram-Raided
December 2, 2022
PHOTO: RNZ / Niva Chittock
The Gun City store in Christchurch has been ram raided.
About 3.20am a stolen green-coloured Mazda Demio was used to break through the roller door at Gun City, on Cranford Street, Redwood.
Four people left in a stolen black Subaru Forester, travelling south on Cranford Street, police said.
Police were working to confirm what was stolen.
“We understand the concern around events involving firearms,” Detective Senior Sergeant Wells said.
“Police are treating this seriously and are pursuing a number of leads.”
E-Mega store manager Jeremy Joseph said cameras in front of his shop, beside Gun City, were down at the time of the ram-raid.
He was concerned that people might come into the shop with guns. “We worry about our staff,” he said.
It’s fine though. I’m sure the thieves will go get a RealMe ID and register any firearms they stole with Te Tari Pūreke/Firearms Safety Authority.