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RNZ News
a day ago
- RNZ News
Northland teens arrested after stealing car, threatening shoppers with machete during robbery
Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Two Northland teens have been arrested after allegedly stealing a car and threatening shoppers with a machete during a failed robbery. Senior Sergeant Mark Barratt, of Mid-North police, said the offenders targeted a service station on Moerewa's main street just before 7pm on Tuesday. The youths were wearing ski masks and one was brandishing a machete. Barratt said staff and a customer were threatened before the pair took cigarettes and left in two stolen vehicles. Police found the cars dumped a short time later in Kaikohe and located two youths at a nearby house. Officers also found a bag containing the stolen cigarettes. Barratt said a 13 and 14-year-old appeared in the Kaikohe Youth Court on Wednesday charged with aggravated robbery and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle. They were due back in court on 31 July. "In this instance no one has sustained injuries as a result of the brazen offending," Barratt said. "This was good work by our staff in locating these two in a timely matter ... we will continue to hold to account those who think this type of offending is acceptable." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
CBC
2 days ago
- CBC
Machete attack in Winnipeg leaves 18-year-old man with life-threatening injuries
An 18-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries when he was attacked with a machete by a man on a bicycle in Winnipeg's North End, police say. Police were called around 4:30 a.m. on July 13 to the corner of Selkirk Avenue and Parr Street, where the man was lying outside a convenience store. He was bleeding profusely and rushed to hospital in critical condition, police said in a news release on Tuesday. Officers immediately contained the area and spoke with people in the area. The victim was with a teenage girl when they approached a man riding a bicycle to ask if he could lend them money for something from the store, the news release says. Without warning, the cyclist attacked the man before riding off, police said. A passing driver stopped to help and called 911. Another witness stopped and provided emergency medical care until paramedics arrived. The victim has since been upgraded to stable condition but no arrests have been made. The attack happened five days before three teens, one armed with a machete, attacked a 14-year-old boy at Polo Park shopping mall. The teen was hit multiple times by a machete and suffered a "significant injury" to his hand, police said. Three boys, age 13, 14 and 15, were arrested nearby. Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the attacker in the July 13 incident. The only description they have is that he was carrying a black backpack and wearing a ball cap that may have had a white NY Yankees logo on the front. He was riding a BMX-style bicycle and last seen riding on Selkirk toward Main Street.
CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Three teens charged following machete attack
Winnipeg Watch Three teens have been charged following a robbery and attack with a machete inside a Winnipeg mall.
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Teens arrested for alleged machete attack: Winnipeg police
A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen at a press conference in Winnipeg on September 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski A 14-year-old boy was taken to the hospital over the weekend after he was robbed and attacked with a machete. The incident began on Friday at 8:30 p.m. when the teen was shopping in the 1400 block of Portage Avenue. According to the Winnipeg Police Service, the victim was approached by three other teenagers, including one armed with a machete. Police allege the victim was hit several times with the machete, causing him to fall to the ground. During the attack, the suspects also robbed him of his belongings before they ran from the scene. When officers got to the scene, they found the 14-year-old boy with a significant hand injury. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Shortly after, police found and arrested three suspects at a restaurant in the 1400 block of St. Matthews Avenue. Three males—aged 13, 14, and 15—have been charged with robbery. None of the charges have been proven in court. The 13-year-old and the 14-year-old were both detained in custody, while the 15-year-old was released on an undertaking. The major crimes unit is investigating.
CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
3 teens charged after boy attacked, robbed and cut by machete in Winnipeg
A 14-year-old boy suffered a "significant injury" to his hand after being attacked by three other teens, robbed and struck with a machete during a shopping trip to Polo Park mall, Winnipeg police say. The victim was shopping around 8:30 p.m. on Friday when the three teens approached him. He was hit multiple times by a machete, causing him to fall to the ground, police said in a news release on Monday. As the assault continued, the victim was robbed of personal property before the attackers ran off. Police were called and found the victim, who was given emergency care before being rushed to hospital in stable condition. A short time later, officers found the three attackers at a restaurant a couple of blocks away on St. Matthews Avenue. A 13-year-old boy is charged with robbery and three warrants for failing to comply with a prior sentence. A 14-year-old boy is charged with robbery and a 15-year-old boy is facing a charge of robbery. Police neither identified which of the attackers had the machete nor provided any additional information on the injuries suffered by the victim.
