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A butcher is being praised for catching an armed man trying to rob a liquor store in west Auckland this morning.
The robber, armed with a knife, tried to rob King Dicks Liquor in Great North Road, Glen Eden, 15km southwest of downtown Auckland, about 7.55am.
Inspector Kerry Watson of the police northern communications centre said the butcher saw what was happening and caught the robber.
Another member of the public helped hold the robber until police arrived. Nobody was injured.
"Police appreciate the actions of the two members of the public in coming to the aid of the female shop attendant," Mr Watson said.
- NZPA
