CCTV footage of the ram raid of fine wine retailer Glengarry on Wednesday 16 November. Video / Supplied
An Auckland wine store has been struck by thieves for the third time in less than two weeks.
In a span of 13 days, staff at the Glengarry Wines retail store on Mt Eden Rd have had to clean up the shattered glass and broken bottles left behind.
The storewas first hit two days before Christmas, in the early hours of Friday, December 23. It was targeted again in the early hours of New Year’s Eve.
In the latest incident, Police were called to the store about 3.40am overnight after reports that the front window had been found smashed.
“A short time later, Police staff spotted another vehicle in Mt Roskill and a group of youths fleeing from it on foot.
“Four youth were located in a garage with a quantity of alcohol and arrested.”
Asked whether any charges had been laid, Police said an outcome was still being considered while inquiries are ongoing.
In November, it was reported that Glengarry Wines stores had endured at least 42 raids around Auckland in the span of 18 months.
General manager Liz Wheadon said it has been a difficult time for all staff involved - from the family who owned the business to staff members at each shop.
“We’re just devastated. We shouldn’t be up in the middle of the night dealing with this rubbish.”
Wheadon said they had looked at CCTV security footage captured in this morning’s raid and could clearly make out at least five young people - something that continued to shock her.
“This is not the New Zealand that I grew up in,” she said.
“This is not it.”
She said the business had invested in specially-made protected glass for its various stores.
