Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Lindsay Tilbury
Blenheim Police have arrested two youths following a burglary of a commercial premises in Blenheim last night.
The two youths have been referred to Youth Services.
Police were notified of the incident on Charles Street at about 9.40pm.
The offenders fled the scene in a stolen vehicle before Police arrived.
The vehicle was located a short time later and the offenders were tracked by a dog unit after abandoning the vehicle.
The two offenders were arrested by Police. Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident are ongoing.
The two youths have also allegedly been involved in the theft of several vehicles in the Marlborough area over the past month, including the theft of two vehicles in the past 24 hours.
Police continue to urge members of the public to call Police on 111 immediately if they believe someone is breaking into their vehicle.
If you have any information relating to this incident, please contact Police on 105, either by calling or going online to https://www.police.govt.nz/use-105 ‘Update Report’ and reference file number 230406/3615.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Issued by Police Media Centre