Wednesday, 29 August 2018 - 11:08am |
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Police appeal to public as investigation continues into Birkenhead aggravated robbery

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Stolen white Subaru Impreza

Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Marcia Murray, Waitemata East Area Investigations Manager:

Waitemata Police are seeking information from the public as we continue our investigation into Operation Quinto - the aggravated robbery incident at The Good Home in Birkenhead on Saturday night (25th August).

Two disguised males wearing dark-hooded jackets with their faces covered, entered the premise around 9.55pm, one of whom was armed with a single-barrel shotgun, while the other carried a sports-type duffel bag.

During the robbery one of the offenders fled from the bar and deposited the duffle bag into a waiting vehicle – a stolen, white Subaru Impreza – registration FSP225 (captured on CCTV footage), which was occupied by a third person.

The male returned inside the premise and a short time later both offenders fled the bar carrying a black rubbish bin and left in the vehicle, which drove towards Onewa Road and turned left onto Mokoia Road.

Police enquiries have determined that the Subaru Impreza vehicle was stolen between 7pm and 9.50pm that evening from Sunnyhaven Avenue, Beach Haven.

Detective Senior Sergeant Marcia Murray says a team of police staff are working hard to find those responsible for this frightening incident and we are following lines of enquiries to locate the offenders involved. 

“We really want to hear from any members of the public who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area at the time and has information which may assist our investigation.

“We are also specifically interested in hearing from any members of the public who have vehicle dashcam or GoPro recording devices who were near The Good Home or the surrounding areas of Birkenhead and Beach Haven on Saturday evening between 7pm and 10.15pm.

“We also want to hear from any Beach Haven or Birkenhead residents that have road-facing home security cameras that may have recorded suspicious activity,” says Detective Senior Sergeant Murray.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Waitemata Police on 09 839 0697 and reference Operation Quinto or alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

ENDS

Nick Baker/NZ Police

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