Z Taradale on Lee Rd, Napier, where an attempted burglary overnight was foiled by a fog cannon. Photo / Jack Riddell
The Z service station in Taradale has been targeted by would-be ram raiders, who smashed their way into the store when they couldn’t get their car through the door.
A police spokesman said police were called to a break-in at the Lee Rd property about 2am Wednesday.
A vehicle was first used in an attempt to gain entry but was unable to reach the doors because of protections around them, the spokesman said.
The offenders then got out and broke the glass slider doors with an object.
They entered the service station and took various items before fleeing the scene in a second vehicle.
The police spokesman said they had recovered two vehicles involved in the incident and their inquiries were ongoing.
A Z Energy spokeswoman said the robbery caused significant damage to the site doors, but the fog cannon was activated upon the offenders’ entry and they were “not able to take anything of value”.
A line of self-propelled howitzers was photographed at the port.