Two youths are being referred to Youth Aid following a robbery in Tauranga.
A SunLive reader who was visiting Tauranga CBD on Sunday afternoon says police and an ambulance were on Devonport Road, near The Strand, at around 1pm.
'[The] woman owner [was] assaulted and robbed,” says the SunLive reader.
'We were walking along and saw ambulance and two police cars. We went into a shop nearby and the owner there said there had been a robbery at another store."
Police confirmed that a staff member was injured during the robbery.
Officers received a report of theft at a store on Devonport Road just before 1pm yesterday, says a police spokesperson.
'Two youths entered the store and a staff member was injured when they tried to leave the premises.
'The offenders were located by police and have been referred to Youth Aid.”
A St John spokesperson says one ambulance responded to the scene and treated one patient.
The patient was transported to Tauranga Hospital in a minor condition.
5 comments
There's the problem
Posted on 11-04-2022 11:52 | By The Sage
Referred to Youth Aid for a slap on the hand. The law needs more teeth than that.
Kids are running wild.
Posted on 11-04-2022 12:18 | By morepork
Because there is no effective deterrent and parents are out of it. We should be charging parents when kids commit crimes. Reparations should be the priority and parental fines or jail (with kids institutionalized) for continued offenses. Community Service in something meaningful would be good for some of these offenders. A totally irresponsible lifestyle where other people get hurt, has to be shown to be unacceptable by the community; fines and warnings are not cutting it. They have no pride, so cannot be shamed, otherwise I'd advocate the stocks... A few uncomfortable hours being pelted with rotting vegetables might cause them to think again.
punishment
Posted on 11-04-2022 12:22 | By dumbkof2
naughty boys don't do it again
Happy Days
Posted on 11-04-2022 13:08 | By Yadick
They'll be clapping their hands knowing they'll walk away from this free as a bird. Youth Aid - REALLY? All that allows them to do is move onto bigger and more extreme criminal behaviors. The system needs a MAJOR overhaul. The adult criminal age needs to come down to 14yrs and nip it in the bud where it starts. Youth Aid is not justice for the victim/s and it's not fair on our hardworking Police. Time for (in fact way overdue) for a reality check on crime Jacinda. Youth justice is as helpful as your gun law reforms.
Another wet bus ticket !!!
Posted on 11-04-2022 13:32 | By The Caveman
AKA -the offenders were located by police and have been referred to YOUTH AID. And the real question is how many times have the been referred to Youth Aid - before this little jaunt !!
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