Service station robbers switch cars

Police hunting two men who held up a Dannevirke service station with a knife and crowbar early today believe they have now switched vehicles.

The duo, described as in their late teens/early 20s, entered the Caltex Service Station about 5.15am.

They confronted the female attendant with a knife and crowbar and stole a quantity of cigarettes and cash.

They fled the scene in a white Mazda utility that had been stolen from Foxton the previous evening.

A Dannevirke police spokeswoman said police had located the Mazda and were now searching for an older style, blue Holden Commodore which they believe the pair had stolen.

- NZPA