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A popular shopping centre in Auckland has been flooded with smoke from a fog cannon during a dramatic jewellery store robbery. | Source: The New Zealand Herald/Dev Dixit
A popular shopping centre in Auckland has been flooded with smoke from a fog cannon during a dramatic jewellery store robbery. | Source: The New Zealand Herald/Dev Dixit

Dramatic scenes as jewellery raid unfolds in shopping centre

A popular shopping centre in Auckland has been flooded with smoke from a fog cannon during a dramatic jewellery store robbery.

Three people have been arrested following a heist that led to a chase outside Westfield St Lukes on 7 January.

An eyewitness told the NZ Herald a group of four people stole clothes from a nearby store to cover their faces before entering a Michael Hill location 20 minutes later.

The group was described as three girls and a boy, all estimated to be between the ages of 16 and 18.

Authorities responded to reports around 3.30 pm of two suspects entering a jewellery store and smashing counters with tools before fleeing the scene.

Footage shows a member of the public chasing a vehicle from the rooftop car park to a nearby road, where it swerves to avoid a collision before speeding away.

Police later responded to reports of an abandoned Subaru, within which investigators discovered jewellery and trays. A second car was later stopped by police after driving erratically and three people were arrested.

A large cloud of smoke rises from the ground floor of Westfield St Lukes after a fog cannon was set off during a raid on a jewellery store.
A large cloud of smoke rises from the ground floor of Westfield St Lukes after a fog cannon was set off during a raid on a jewellery store.

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