Ram raiders have struck again in Auckland, this time targeting shopping malls for high value goods.
A car smashed through automatic doors at the Ormiston Town Centre shopping centre before driving through the mall and smashing into Postie Plus and Noel Leeming ...
"The offenders' behaviour and manner of driving has endangered security and cleaning staff working in the retail complex at the time," a police spokesperson ...
An Ormiston Town Centre spokesperson told 1News: "The centre owners are concerned about the increase in incidents across Auckland and are increasing security measures at the centre." The offenders fled the scene in two of the stolen vehicles. "The offenders' behaviour and manner of driving has endangered security and cleaning staff working in the retail complex at the time," a police spokesperson told 1News.
The Herald understands drivers smashed through an entrance to Ormiston Town Centre before 1am, driving through the mall and crashing into numerous shops.
Police understand three stolen vehicles were used in the incident and multiple offenders have entered three stores in the complex, taking a number of electronic ...
The offenders fled the scene in two of the stolen vehicles. โThe offendersโ behaviour and manner of driving has endangered security and cleaning staff working in the retail complex at the time,โ a police spokesperson said. Police understand three stolen vehicles were used in the incident and multiple offenders have entered three stores in the complex, taking a number of electronic items and clothing.
Security and cleaning staff working in a mall were put in peril as three stolen vehicles drove into east Auckland's Ormiston Town Centre shopping centre ...
"The offenders' behaviour and manner of driving endangered security and cleaning staff working in the retail complex at the time," said a spokesperson. A man at the scene said empty iPad and microwave oven boxes were strewn outside the electronics store, and a "massive" television had been broken. Police said numerous offenders entered three stores in the Flat Bush complex about 1.10am, taking a number of electronic items and clothing.
Police say they understand the vehicles were used to target three stores and electronic goods and clothes were stolen.
Police said the operation endangered security and cleaning staff at the mall. Managers of the Town Centre said they were concerned about the increase in ram raids across Auckland and they were beefing up security at the centre. Electronic goods and clothes were stolen in the ram raids at 1.10am.
Ormiston Town Centre say they are concerned about the increase in incidents.
"The Centre Owners are concerned about the increase in incidents across Auckland and are increasing security measures. "We've seen a huge spike in ram-raids right across Auckland. Offenders think they can get away with it because the message from the Government is that they're not going to do much about it," the National leader said. And the shopping precinct says they're concerned about the increase in incidents after the raid in the early hours of Tuesday.
Security and cleaning staff working in a mall were put in peril as three stolen vehicles drove into east Auckland's Ormiston Town Centre shopping centre du.
Mall raid: Security staff, cleaners endangered as stolen vehicles plough through mall Mall raid: Security staff, cleaners endangered as stolen vehicles plough through mall "The offenders' behaviour and manner of driving endangered security and cleaning staff working in the retail complex at the time," said a spokesperson.
Three vehicles can be seen driving through the mall, joined by a dozen more thieves on foot.
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Three retail stories were ram-raided at Ormiston Town Centre in Auckland on Tuesday morning. Police said a number of electronics and clothing items were taken.
An Ormiston Town Centre spokesperson told 1News: "The centre owners are concerned about the increase in incidents across Auckland and are increasing security measures at the centre." The offenders fled the scene in two of the stolen vehicles. "The offenders' behaviour and manner of driving has endangered security and cleaning staff working in the retail complex at the time," a police spokesperson told 1News.