An Auckland supermarket has been hit by ram raiders overnight - with young thieves seemingly targeting the store for vape products.
Police arrived at the FreshChoice Waimauku supermarket after a vehicle rammed through the front entrance about 2.30am.
The owner of the supermarket told a photographer at the scene that it appeared thieves had targeted the store for vape products - several of which were stolen.
The front doors of the supermarket were badly damaged in the incident.
The offenders got into a vehicle, making off with a number of stolen items before Police arrived.
The Police helicopter was in the area and quickly located the vehicle, directing Police to three people who had fled from the vehicle.
One person was located nearby and taken into custody.
The helicopter monitored the vehicle to a Glen Eden address where two people were taken into custody and stolen property was recovered.
Two people have been charged and are due to appear in the Youth Court.
The owner remained outside the supermarket to wait for a specialist door repair team to arrive.
The incident comes after a string of ram raids around Auckland, in particular, over the last few months.
The 19-year-old disappeared without her wallet or mobile phone.