The vehicle has driven off at speed down 11th Avenue towards Waihi Road.
The males were found at a Tauranga address not long after the robbery.
The stolen property was recovered and the three males aged 17, 20 and 22 have been held in custody to appear in court this morning.
Mr Clifford said there were no outstanding offenders and there were no injuries to the service station attendant.
This morning, Senior Sergeant Chris Summerville told the Bay of Plenty Times it was with help from a motorists concerned at a car driving badly which helped tip police off to who the offenders were.
"The person didn't know about the robbery. So no matter how inconsequential the information might seem we were able to put two and two together and locate them."
If anyone has any further information to offer, please contact Acting Detective Sergeant Schrafft at the Tauranga Police station on 577 4389, or Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.