7 Jan 2022

Two arrested after aggravated robberies in Tauranga

6:09 pm on 7 January 2022

Two men, aged 18 and 21, have been arrested in relation to two aggravated robberies in Tauranga.

Close up of a police officer at an incident on a residential street. 6 July 2016.

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

Police said the robberies occurred on Bethlehem Road and Minden Road on 4 January in the evening.

The 18-year-old is charged with one count of aggravated robbery.

The 21-year-old is facing two charges of aggravated robbery, as well as cruelty/ill-treatment of an animal.

They are to appear in Tauranga District Court on 8 January.