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Whakatāne jewellery store targeted in early-morning ram raid

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24 Jul, 2022 08:32 PM2 mins to read

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Renshaws Showcase Jewellers in Whakatāne was ram-raided on Monday morning. Photo / Supplied

Renshaws Showcase Jewellers in Whakatāne was ram-raided on Monday morning. Photo / Supplied

A Whakatāne jewellery store owner is devastated after her business was ram raided this morning.

Renshaws Showcase Jewellers owner Hayley Cobb said she was alerted to the ram raid by a security company about 4.30am and went to The Strand store straight away.

She said the situation was "devastating".

"The car [they had] used was still on the footpath and the police were here - it was just glass everywhere.

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"No jewellery was taken. We have fairly good security measures with a roller door etc so they hit it plenty of times but did actually manage to get entry and attempted to take something.

"But once they were inside I think they must have run out of time."

Cobb said she had CCTV footage and was working with police.

"You feel like a bit of a sitting duck - we've got bollards that [are] being manufactured at the moment. As soon as we get the new frontage in, we're going to install the bollards and hopefully that will be a bit more of a deterrent in the future."

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A police spokeswoman said police were investigating the early-morning burglary on The Strand in which a vehicle was used to force entry into a retail premises.

The vehicle was left at the scene.

Inquiries, including a forensic examination, will be conducted to determine what had occurred, the spokeswoman said.

There have been no arrests at this time.

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Meanwhile, police are making inquiries following a burglary at an Edgecumbe business on College Rd this morning.

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