Police at Liquor World Waipapa after Monday night's bungled ram-raid. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Police at Liquor World Waipapa after Monday night's bungled ram-raid. Photo / Peter de Graaf
A 16-year-old has been charged with a raft of offences after an alleged crime spree in the Bay of Islands — including a bungled ram-raid of a Waipapa liquor store.
Several windows were smashed and a roller door rammed at Liquor World Waipapa about 10.30pm on Monday with the offendereventually getting inside the store and loading a vehicle with alcohol, vapes and cigarette lighters.
However, the store owners, alerted by a security alarm, arrived while he was still in the store.
The intruder fled on foot after a confrontation with the owners and took only one box of vapes.
He dropped the vapes as he ran and also left behind his watch, one Croc, and a significant amount of blood.
He was unable to open the cigarette cabinet and no cash was kept at the store.
A scene-of-crime specialist examined the store on Tuesday morning and police called for any other CCTV footage.
A Far North 16-year-old was to appear in Kaikohe Youth Court this afternoon charged with burglary of Waipapa Liquor World and Four Square Waipapa, assault, theft of clothing worth more than $300 from Modern Collective in Kerikeri, unlawful taking of a Toyota Aqua vehicle from Kerikeri and interfering with another Toyota Aqua, all on August 22.