21 Sep 2022

Businesses unconvinced police can keep stores safe

From Morning Report, 6:44 am on 21 September 2022

Auckland's business community isn't convinced police have the powers to keep their stores safe after yet another daylight robbery.

A group of about eight people, with weapons, took to Stewart Dawson's jewellery store at Westfield St Lukes yesterday evening.

Police have put up barricades around the store where they have been taking fingerprints and checking CCTV footage.

Police at the scene of a brazen daylight robbery in central Auckland.

Police at the scene of a brazen daylight robbery in central Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Rayssa Almeida

Simon Bridges, Auckland Chamber of Commerce's chief executive, spoke to Guyon Espiner.