A man is in custody after an aggravated robbery in Taupō in which one of the offenders ran over the other's foot during the getaway.
Detective Sergeant Andy Livingstone said police were called to a jewellery store on Tamamutu St about 12.50pm on Monday after a man smashed a display cabinet and stole a number of watches.
As he fled the store, a staff member gave chase, tackling him in a service lane at the rear of the premises.
Another person, thought to be acting as a getaway driver, was waiting in the same service lane in a stolen blue Mazda Familia, police said.
The driver attempted to free the man by running over the staff member, who was restraining him with help of members of the public, but instead ran over the man's foot.