6 Oct 2014

Manawatu arrest after police help plea

10:10 am on 6 October 2014

A 17-year-old Manawatu man will appear in court on 9 October charged in relation to an aggravated robbery of Bulls Mobil Mart after a massive public response to pleas for help from the police.

Detective Mathew Akuhata said the arrest came after several members of the public contacted police after seeing the case, and the CCTV images on the Police Ten 7 television programme.

Mr Akuhata said the invaluable information from that led to the identification and arrest of the man.

The robbery occurred on 6 September. The man was arrested last Friday 3 October a week after the case screened.