Employees at an Auckland jewellery store had to flee into a locked back room after thieves ram raided the shop and began smashing cabinets and stealing expensive pieces.
The incident took place in Newmarket at about 8.55pm yesterday, Detective Sergeant Joseph Niupopo said.
Staff were closing the store when a stolen Toyota Aqua reversed into the shop.
“The employees locked themselves in a back room while six offenders, whose faces were covered, began breaking cabinets and taking jewellery,” Niupopo said.
“Thankfully, nobody was injured.”