Cambridge Police have confirmed they have five juvenile suspects in custody following last week’s appeal for information about five people caught on CCTV cameras breaking into a Hamilton Road supermarket.
News of the arrests came following three more incidents where a group of five thieves in a stolen vehicle carried out a burglary in Waipā.
The incidents were at the Spark shop in Te Awamutu and the One NZ shop in Cambridge on Monday and at Fresh Choice in Leamington yesterday morning, when there was a similar burglary in Hamilton.
Police last week circulated CCTV photos of five thieves taken during another raid in Cambridge on September 30.
Sergeant Greg Foster of Cambridge police said they were following “positive lines of enquiry” before confirming within the last hour the suspects were going through the youth process.
Glass is replaced outside One NZ in Cambridge following a break in on Monday.
10 October, 6am
Police investigating a burglary at a supermarket are asking Cambridge News readers to help identify these five people caught on CCTV camera.
About 3.40am on September 30 the five arrived at the Fresh Choice supermarket on Cambridge Road in a Mazda Demio which had been stolen earlier from nearby Victoria St.
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- Suspect 5
They smashed a window to get into the store, and in doing so activated a fog cannon. They then fled in the same car, found in Abergeldie Way later that morning.
Police believe the five are from the Cambridge area and are appealing to the community to report any information which could help identify them.
One was wearing a two-tone jacket with a small grey crossbody bag. Another was wearing a grey baseball hat, red hoodie under a black jacket and sunglasses. Another wore a black Nike vest over a black and grey Adidas hooded sweatshirt and black New Balance trackpants.
If you can help, contact Cambridge Police.
