A dairy in Waihi was robbed earlier this afternoon by a man wielding a gun. Photo/Melanie Camoin
A dairy in Waihi was robbed today by a man wielding a pistol.
At 12.50pm a man entered the Maybelle Superette on Kensington Ave in Waihi, armed with what appeared to be a pistol, and forced the shop keepers to lie down on the floor of the shop, police said
in a statement.
The man, described as Maori or Polynesian of solid build, wearing a hat and scarf over his mouth, took money and cigarettes
Police said the man was in the dairy for a reasonable amount of time before presenting the pistol.
No one was injured in the robbery and the man left on foot, down Parry Palm Avenue in the direction of Paeroa.