Community Alert: Police Seek Witnesses After Daylight Robbery and Assault in Tokoroa During Matariki Celebrations
Tokoroa, New Zealand — Police in the Bay of Plenty region are calling for public assistance following a violent daytime robbery in Tokoroa during the Matariki weekend celebrations. The incident, which resulted in moderate injuries to the victim, involved the theft of clothing by several assailants and occurred around 1 p.m. on June 28. According to Detective Sergeant Neale Saunders, the assailants, a group of three, fled the scene in a white Ford Courier ute. …