As put by Detective Senior Sergeant Sally Patrick:
Hawke’s Bay Police have charged a 15-year-old with burglary following a ram raid at a superette on Clifton Road, Haumoana, and a burglary at a minimart on Shakespeare Road, Napier.
The incidents took place on Thursday 9 and Friday 17 May respectively.
The young person also faces three charges of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle – two in relation to the Haumoana ram raid and one in relation to the Napier burglary.
Enquiries are ongoing into a second ram raid at the Haumoana superette on Saturday 20 April.
Police are continuing to investigate the incidents and cannot rule out further arrests.
The 15-year-old is due to appear in the Hastings Youth Court today.
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