Bay of Plenty Police have arrested a man in relation to an aggravated robbery in Tauranga.
The robbery was at a commercial premises on Cameron Road, Tauranga on Saturday April 8.
About 3.35pm, Police were called after a man presented a weapon and assaulted a store worker.
The offender proceeded to steal items from the store before fleeing the scene.
The store worker received minor injuries.
After an investigation, a 34-year-old man was arrested on Saturday April 16, and charged in relation to the incident.
He is due to appear in Tauranga District Court on Monday April 17.
"Police hope this arrest provides reassurance to the community that we work hard to hold offenders to account," says a police spokesperson.
2 comments
I have never
Posted on 16-04-2023 16:11 | By laugeo
doubted the Police in their hard work and efforts to bring law breakers like this to justice. It is as always, now a question of whether the courts and the so called 'legal system' shows the same determination in the pursuit of actual justice?
Hear! Hear! laugeo.
Posted on 17-04-2023 13:57 | By morepork
It is the Justice system that seems flawed, not the instruments of it. I don't understand why this was "aggravated". You have someone at your mercy, if they are being compliant, why put the boot in? Maybe the storeperson resisted, but it simply augurs the coming death of someone under these circumstances. A matter of time, unless we do something about it (like overhaul the Law regarding violence or presented weapons during a crime). It will increase as long as it remains an easy option.
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