The burglary spree continues in Auckland with a jewellery and liquor store the latest to be hit by thieves.
Police are investigating a burglary at Michael Hill Jeweller in Takapuna at 3:20am on Thursday where five offenders broke into the store on Hurstmere Road.
"The group has taken an unknown number of items before fleeing from the scene in a vehicle. Our enquiries are ongoing, however are currently in the early stages," a police spokesperson said.
"While no arrests have yet been made, we want to reassure the public our staff are working extremely hard to identify these offenders and hold them to account."
Vision from the scene shows one of the store's front doors completely shattered and glass scattered over the entrance to the shop.
It's the second time in as many months the jewellery store has been the target of a smash and grab and police said they have "no tolerance for this brazen behaviour".
"There is no place for it in our community. Anyone with information is asked to contact our 105 phone service or go to https://www.police.govt.nz/use-105, using Update My Report. Please reference file number 220804/3810.
"Information can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111."
Meanwhile, just moments before police were called to a ram-raid at Tamaki Liquor in Mission Bay, where a vehicle was left abandoned in the storefront.
The latest burglary comes a day after a Royal Oak liquor store was ram-raided for the third time in three weeks.
An Auckland liquor store was also ram-raided on Tuesday with thieves smashing into the entrance and then stealing alcohol and a box of peanut slabs.
Meanwhile on Monday, thieves smashed into a dairy in Penrose before making off with stolen goods in a Toyota Wish.
It comes after documents revealed to Newshub showed a dramatic spike in ram-raids.
In the first six months of this year, there have been 254 ram raids - that's a 518 percent increase from the first six months of 2018.
A police report analysing a year of ram raids found 76 percent were committed by youths under 17 years old and 17 percent were under 13 years old.
