Police have descended on the Auckland suburb of Newmarket tonight after an attempted ram raid at Partridge Jewellers in Westfield Mall.
An eyewitness said he and his wife were waiting at the lights outside the store when they heard a banging sound.
“We looked over and saw a small white car backed into the shattered window of the jewellery store, and some people in what looked like white boiler suits standing over the cabinets.
“We were afraid that we would be in their path if they tried to leave as their car was pointed directly at us as we sat there at the intersection - we were pretty relieved when the light turned green.”