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An Auckland jewellery store owner was in the process of closing down his business due to rising crime when he was targeted in a violent raid.
Two teens, aged 15 and 17, have been arrested after they used hammers to smash the cabinets of Onehunga Jewellers, leaving glass covering the floors and the owner “shaken”.
He had owned the store for six years, but the business has existed for much longer.
“This was the worst attack so far.”
This morning, staff were cleaning up large shards of broken glass that covered the floor. Glass from the cabinet tops showed extensive damage where a hammer had rained down blows.
The owner was trying to sell the last of his stock when he was targeted by the alleged offenders. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Auckland City CIB Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Armstrong said a “large amount of jewellery was stolen”.
Police arrested the pair of alleged offenders after a dramatic 40-minute police chase across Auckland, where their getaway vehicle was spiked twice and only ended when the vehicle crashed.
Inspector Rob Carpinter said police responded to an incident at a jewellers on Onehunga Mall, Onehunga about 4.11pm on Tuesday.