Boy, 15, hands himself in after dairy robbery

Photo / Martin Sykes

A 15-year-old's handed himself into police after allegedly robbing a Gisborne dairy while wielding an axe.

The teen was seen acting strangely yesterday afternoon, and police received reports a short time later about a robbery at the Gladstore dairy.

No one was hurt.

The boy left the dairy, with a member of the public following him, and he was seen throwing away the axe.

Police worked out his identity, and as a result they found a small amount of cash at a house nearby.

The 15-year-old walked into Gisborne police station last night.

He's expected to appear in court today.

- Newstalk ZB