14 Jun 2022

Fog cannon sends Botany ram raiders fleeing

12:15 pm on 14 June 2022

A BP service station in east Auckland was ram raided overnight.

The BP service station on Chapel Road, Botany, was targeted by ram raiders on 14 June.

The BP service station on Chapel Road, Botany, was targeted by ram raiders on 14 June. Photo: RNZ / Mohammad Alafeshat

A stolen vehicle was used to break in to the BP on Chapel Road, Botany, just after midnight.

Burglars began stealing cigarettes but fled the area when a fog cannon was activated, police said.

Damage to the Chapel Road BP station. Photo: RNZ / Mohammad Alafeshat

The incident is the latest in a spate of ram raids in the Auckland area.

Damaged windows after the BP service station on Chapel Road, Botany, was targeted by ram raiders, 14 June 2022.

Windows were smashed in the ram raid. Photo: RNZ / Mohammad Alafeshat

Temporary wooden plywood is replacing the front door and shattered glass remains scattered across the store.