Police have quickly arrested three people following a robbery in Taupo this morning.
Around 8am three men armed with crowbars robbed a dairy on Rifle Range Road, taking cash and cigarettes.
The group left the scene in a Subaru vehicle, believed to be stolen.
The same vehicle was spotted by Police on State Highway 5 near Waiotapu around 8:30am.
The vehicle initially failed to stop for Police but came to a stop after being spiked on Tumunui Road where all three occupants of the vehicle were arrested.
The men, 27, 30 and 37 years of age, are likely to face numerous driving and robbery charges.
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Issued by Police Media Centre