An investigation is under way after a group of offenders carried out an aggravated robbery at an east Auckland jewellery store.
A police spokesperson says multiple reports were received about the incident at the Michael Hill store at Botany Town Centre at about 5.40pm on July 18.
“A group of offenders carrying tools entered the premises and smashed several glass cabinets.
“They have taken a number of items and decamped in two vehicles, both of which were later found abandoned a short distance away.
“Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.”
The latest robbery on Monday follows a similar incident in which two people ransacked the Tj Handcrafted store at Botany Town Centre on July 11.
Security footage recorded inside the business shows one of the offenders use an instrument to smash a glass cabinet before stuffing items into a bag.
Both thieves then smash their way into a second large cabinet on the other side of the store and place more items into their bags, before breaking into a third cabinet and taking some of its contents.
A woman who appears to be a store employee was present during the incident.
Tj Handcrafted was also broken into at about 1.30am on April 20, and it was the site of an alleged aggravated robbery on January 10.
People with information on the aggravated robbery carried out at the Michael Hill jewellery store at Botany Town Centre on July 18 can phone police on 105 quoting file number 220718/6724, or phone the free and anonymous Crimestoppers tip-off line on 0800 555 111.
