Canterbury Police have apprehended five youth offenders following a robbery in Waikuku this morning.?
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At approximately 4:15am, Thursday 22 June, 2017, Police were called to the Main North Road service station.
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One offender drove through the front door in a stolen vehicle before entering with others.
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The service station was fitted with a fog cannon and the offenders fled the store immediately, taking a small number of food items.
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They left in a different stolen vehicle.
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Approximately 45 minutes later, a police patrol car spotted the offenders and followed the car on Woodham Road, which fled Police.
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The stolen car was located in Edgeware. With the assistance of the Police dog unit, five youths were arrested nearby.
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Two of the offenders, both age 16, appeared in the Christchurch Youth Court today, charged with burglary and other offences relating to the stolen vehicles.
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They have been remanded in custody until 27 June, 2017.
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The three other offenders have been referred to Youth Aid.
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