Three teenagers are in Police custody following the robbery of a dairy in Carterton at about 9.30am this morning.
The males, aged 16, 17 and 19, entered the dairy armed with a knife and made off with cash and cigarettes in a car that Police believe had been stolen earlier from Stokes Valley.
Thanks to information provided from quick thinking and eagle eyed members of the public, Police were able to track the offenders through Carterton with a Police dog.
Within an hour and a half of the initial robbery, the Police dog located the three hiding in bushland; two were arrested without incident but one thought he could outrun the Police dog. He couldn’t, and is tonight in the cells with his partners in crime.
All three will appear in Court on Monday charged with a number of offences including aggravated robbery.
Thanks to everyone who helped us catch these three people.
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