Staff at a Hamilton liquor have been assaulted during a robbery last night.
The incident happened after three men entered the Blackbull Liquor Shop on Ohaupo Rd around 5.45pm, police said.
The men tried to leave with a number of alcoholic drinks without paying for the items.
When the shop staff tried to stop them, they were assaulted, police said.
The three men then fled the scene.
