UPDATE 1.36pm: Police say members of the public captured two people suspected of carrying an aggravated robbery at a Tauranga lotto outlet.
Police arrived to find the suspects restrained on the ground by members of the public.
Two people had been arrested and have been taken to the Tauranga police station for questioning and were helping police with their inquiries.
Police said a person had received minor injuries, but were not sure if it was a witness, victim or one of the suspects.
1.30pm: Tauranga police Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner said there had been an attempted robbery at AJs Lotto dairy on Devonport Rd with a weapon yet to be determined.