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A man sleeping in his van near in north Waikato was assaulted and robbed early yesterday morning (August 12).
Police received a call from the man around 2:10am from at a Huntly service station reporting that, around 10 minutes earlier, he had been attacked by a group of four people wearing balaclavas who stole his phone and his van.
However, three people were arrested within 45 minutes, NZ Police Senior Sergeant Mary Van Dongen says.
“The group fled in his van, leaving him with a bloody nose. Responding officers located the van on Harris Street shortly after 2:30am and set up road spikes.”
The van was stopped shortly afterwards on Great South Road and, with the assistance of a police dog unit, its three occupants were taken into custody.
Two men, aged 20 and 18, are facing charges of aggravated robbery in the Hamilton District Court while a youth is due in Hamilton Youth Court.
Van Dongen says this is a great result after what would have been a scary experience for the victim.
“It’s pleasing to have been able to locate and arrest people for this so quickly in order to hold them to account.”
