Timaru Police have praised the actions of the people who apprehended a man after a local pharmacy was robbed today.
A 51-year-old man is due to appear in the Timaru District Court today charged with aggravated robbery.
“The members of the public who came to the assistance of the frightened pharmacy staff acted courageously,” says Sergeant Kevin McErlain.
“In general we don’t encourage people to take unnecessary risks but we appreciate in this instance they acted instinctively to detain the offender until we got there.”
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