Six teenagers have been tracked down by police and charged this week following separate robberies of dairies and petrol stations across Auckland.
A 14-year-old was charged following an aggravated robbery at a Mt Roskill superette on March 9, Detective Inspector Karen Bright said, in a statement this afternoon.
In Waitematā, a 17-year-old boy was arrested following the aggravated robbery of a New Lynn petrol station on February 24.
That was followed by the arrest of a 14-year-old boy today for a "raft of alleged offending". He was charged with three counts of aggravated robbery, including petrol stations at New Lynn on February 24, and Green Bay on March 6. The teenager also faced three burglary charges and four counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
In Counties Manukau overnight, police charged a second person – a 16-year-old boy – with burglary following an incident at a Weymouth petrol station on March 10.
In Auckland City, another 16-year-old boy was arrested today and was facing additional charges. He has been charged with burglary of a Papatoetoe petrol station on March 4, along with aggravated robberies in Mt Roskill on February 29 and Western Springs on March 3.
Bright said officers were also "following positive lines of enquiry" following the aggravated robbery of a Māngere Bridge petrol station.
She warned members of the public to "be cautious if they come across products taken from these stores, offered at cheaper rates".
"It’s likely these may be stolen, and we need to hear from you."
Fleeing driver, 3 arrested
Meanwhile, three teenagers have been arrested following a fleeing driver incident in Papatoetoe on Wednesday morning.
Police say they were responding to a report of people breaking into a vehicle on Morris Ave after 7.30am.
Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, and a 19-year-old man were taken into custody.
The 17-year-old is before the Manukau Youth Court charged with the aggravated robbery of an East Tāmaki petrol station on February 25, as well as the burglary of a Weymouth petrol station on March 10.
The vehicle's other passengers were charged with incidents outside the Auckland region.
A 16-year-old boy was charged with the burglary of a Te Puke shop on February 29.
A 19-year-old man appeared in the Manukau District Court on a range of offences, including aggravated robbery of a Hamilton petrol station on January 28.
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