A security guard surveys the damage to the front of the Michael Hill store in Whakatane after it was the target of a ram raid last month. Photo / Supplied
A security guard surveys the damage to the front of the Michael Hill store in Whakatane after it was the target of a ram raid last month. Photo / Supplied
Two stores in Onehunga's Dress Smart have been hit by thieves, including one belonging to the under-fire Michael Hill Jeweller.
The popular shopping centre was targeted during the "early hours" of Sunday, a police spokesperson confirmed.
While police wouldn't say which businesses were hit, the Herald understands Michael Hill wasone of two to be struck.
A woman who worked at a nearby store said the jewellery store was closed on Monday but staff could be seen inside cleaning up.
It's the latest in a string of approximately nine Michael Hill Jeweller heists over the past year.
The chain's Whakatāne branch was ram-raided in July when two people smashed their way into the store's glass cabinets using a tomahawk before making off with thousands of dollars worth of jewellery.
That came a week after a Michael Hill store on King St in Pukekohe was burgled by a group of people.
The Michael Hill store in West City Mall, Henderson, was also broken into in July with two men taking "a large amount" of jewellery and a number of other items - including bags and personal belongings.
