Arrest Made After Aggravated Robbery At Napier

As stated by Sergeant Lee-Ann Grant:

One youth has been arrested and charged following an aggravated robbery in Napier early Wednesday morning.

Around 1.15am on Wednesday 28 January, four males entered the Z Service Station on Tennyson and Station Street and threatened staff before taking the tills and fleeing in a vehicle.

Police issued an appeal to the public for sightings of the vehicle used in the robbery and for any witnesses to come forward.

Last night, Police located the vehicle of interest and have arrested and charged a youth in relation to the robbery.

He is due to appear in Hastings Youth Court today, charged with aggravated robbery.

Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing and Police are speaking with a second person in relation to the incident.

Police are not ruling out further arrests.

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